Category: Alliance of Sahel States
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🇧🇫🇷🇺 Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
🇧🇫🇷🇺 Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: partnership with Russia in the energy sector will allow doubling the volumes of electricity produced in the country. This was stated by the head of Burkina Faso’s foreign ministry, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, during the presentation for ratification of the agreement with the state corporation “Rosatom” on partnership in…
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🇳🇪 Niger to Invest $106 Mln in Agro-Industrial Center in Maradi Irrigation Zone
The center will be located in the “Djirataoua hydro-agricultural perimeter,” a polyculture zone near the city of Maradi, benefiting from a year-round production system, President Abdourahamane Tiani announced during his national tour. Covering over 600 hectares, the area produces bananas, eggplants, moringa, corn, sorghum, and millet, as well as processed peanut-based products. President Tiani also…
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🇲🇱🇷🇺 Russian military leaders hold talks with Mali’s leadership
A Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defence, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Lieutenant General Andrey Averyanov held talks with the President of the Republic of Mali during a working visit to Bamako. The head of the transitional government, Assimi Goïta, received the guests at the Koulouba Palace on Tuesday, African Initiative correspondent reports.…
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🇧🇫 The Griot’s Call: Tiken Jah Fakoly, Burkina Faso, and the Sound of West African Consciousness
In the diverse landscape of African music, artists carve out distinct niches. While global superstars like Nigeria’s Burna Boy conquer international charts and stadiums, the profound resonance of an artist like Ivorian reggae legend Tiken Jah Fakoly in a country like Burkina Faso is rooted in a different soil—that of political consciousness, pan-Africanism, and a…
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🇲🇱🇳🇪🇧🇫 The creation of a joint confederate parliament
🇲🇱🇳🇪🇧🇫 The creation of a joint confederate parliament will be discussed by representatives of the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) at the negotiations in Ouagadougou. The discussions are attended by the President of the Consultative Council for the Reorganization of Niger, Mamouda Haruna Jingarei, the President of the Transitional Council of…
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🇲🇱 Sahel Update: Targeted Eliminations, Resource Warfare, and the Institutionalization of Separatists in Mali
Between August 22 and September 5, Mali’s counter-terror operations have dealt a critical blow to Islamic State-Sahel (IGS) leadership. A precision drone strike near Tessit (Gao province) eliminated Abu Hureira and his deputy, Fessal Ag Intadavalen, two key commanders responsible for orchestrating violence across the region. Their removal marks a major disruption to jihadist coordination…
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Criminalizes Homosexuality Under New Law
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has unanimously passed a new law criminalizing same-sex relationships, introducing prison sentences of up to five years and fines. The legislation was adopted on September 1 as part of broader reforms to the country’s family and citizenship codes. Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announced that individuals found guilty of “homosexual or…
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Child Recruitment by Islamist Militants in the Sahel: How Terrorists Exploit Youth Vulnerability
Pan African News Blog | August 16, 2025 In the war-torn Sahel, where jihadist insurgencies and state-led counterterrorism operations have plunged communities into chaos, a disturbing trend is on the rise: the systematic recruitment of children by Islamist militants. Armed groups such as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP)…
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ECOWAS’ new president, Julius Maada Bio, reiterates wish for Sahel states to return to the fold
As he continues his West Africa tour, Sierre Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio, has reiterated his wish that the Alliance of Sahel States will rejoin regional body, ECOWAS. Maada Bio took the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States in June and says he hopes the good relations he has with Mali,…
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🇳🇬🇹🇩Chad–Niger: Déby Itno’s Visit Signals Closer Alignment with the Alliance of Sahel States
On August 6, 2025, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno paid his first official visit since taking office to Niger for talks with the head of state, General Abdourahamane Tiani. The 48-hour meeting covered security, economic, energy, and infrastructure issues. The trip has reignited speculation that Chad may join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),…
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