The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation.

Belgium praised, on Wednesday in Rabat, the Royal Initiative aimed at enabling Atlantic access for Sahel countries, as well as the Process of the Atlantic African States. “Belgium has commended the efforts made by Morocco through various initiatives launched under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to promote peace,

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year of diplomatic tension.

The two organizations helped journalists in Africa's Sahel region learn mobile journalism and safety while reporting on conflicts. They also gave out the annual Pax Sahel prize in recognition of journalism excellence.

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso were to officially quit the West African bloc Ecowas Wednesday, severing ties after years of strained relations that have reshaped trade routes in the Sahel.

A source who asked for anonymity said Emptech is not involved in the production of the new passport for the three Sahel states.

The withdrawal of three Sahelian countries from the West African trade organization, set to take effect on 29 January, has raised significant concerns among the diaspora. On 11 January, members of the diaspora gathered in Paris to call for a reversal of the decision and advocate for a return to civilian governance.

Military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have made a series of moves recently to assert greater control over their mineral resources. Global gold companies have been in the line of fi

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization."

Analysis - With terrorists' attacks still on the rise, across and around the Sahel, the continuous Sudan violent armed conflict must be more than worrying. Indeed, it affects all its neighbors.

The Sahel, a semiarid region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, has long been a focal point and an environmental issue .

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state television.