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The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recommended creating a Confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbors within a federation when they met in Bamako for two days
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger recommended creating a Confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbors within a federation when they met in Bamako for two days.
Their discussions aimed at evolving the format of the new alliance. The ministers emphasized the importance of diplomacy, defense, and development to consolidate political and economic integration.
Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said the recommendations would be submitted to each head of state, who are due to meet in Bamako at an unspecified date. The countries’ economy and finance ministers who met in late November advised creating a stabilization fund, an investment bank, and a committee that would study an economic and monetary union. In mid-September, the military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger signed a mutual defence pact.
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The Liptako-Gourma Charter, named after the eponymous historical region, established the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
