extends olive branch to ECOWAS with invite to join new alliance
CHINEDU OKAFOR
30 May 2024 03:00 PM

Niger has extended an olive branch to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigerien Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, has invited all ECOWAS countries to join the seemingly budding Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This invite follows ECOWAS’s stated intention to bring the AES countries back to the West African bloc.

Niger extends olive branch to ECOWAS with invite to join new alliance
Niger extends olive branch to ECOWAS with invite to join new alliance
Niger invites ECOWAS countries to join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali formed the AES outside of ECOWAS to improve collective security and socioeconomic growth.
Niger encourages ECOWAS members to join the AES due to cultural sovereignty and dignity.
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In September 2023, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali formed a regional alliance; the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), outside of ECOWAS which they formerly belonged.

They did this with the goal of improving their collective security measures and fostering socioeconomic growth for their populations. Additionally, they did this in the face of sanctions Niger received from ECOWAS.

Despite the disagreements that had led to the formation of the AES, Niger has decided to encourage ECOWAS members to join the group.

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I laugh in Russia. So Niger is mocking ECOWAS because of the backing Putin is giving them.
I blame them not. When Nigeria refused to get her acts well.
Soon some ECOWAS countries will join them to further balkanize west Africa.

this Thchiani guy is a fine player! What a move.

Hope no Russians de teach am these kind things?? This is classic geopolitics.

They should be whatchful of any group call ECOWAS to minimise saboteurs

mrvitalis:
In one year Tinubu scattered the economy of Nigeria

Brought tribalism to a whole new hight in nigeria

Destroyed ECOWAS

Increased price of fuel subsidies to the highest ever recorded while fuel is selling at the highest price ever recoded

Yet people still support this man

I don't see Tinubu's hands on this one. He(Tinubu) made a wrong move then but these guys are determined already to chat a new way for their countries. Russia is the adviser here, let see how it pans out in the long run.