15FEB2024 During a meeting held in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou, the foreign ministers of the three nations reaffirmed their joint commitment to swiftly withdraw from ECOWAS and to continue their collaboration under the auspices of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). They emphasized their determination to advance decisively in implementing the AES and establishing the Tri-State Confederation.
Details regarding the operational mechanisms of the proposed confederation have not yet been disclosed, nor have specifics regarding the extent to which the countries plan to align their political, economic, and security interests. This development comes amid ongoing efforts to combat a decade-long insurgency by Islamist militants, which has caused significant destabilization in the subregion.
1MAR2024
Nigeria has restored power supply to the Niger Republic for the first time in seven months.
This comes a few days after the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced the lifting of sanctions on Niger in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.