Also known as: AES
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Daily Guide
… Such tasks include urgent intervention in managing counterterrorism finance, addressing issues of governance at its peripheries, and cooperation with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). …
Ghana And The Sahel Threat – Decisive Action And Leadership RequiredJoy Online
… She pointed to high-level engagements between Ghana and Niger, including President Mahama’s visit to Niamey in 2025 and Ghana’s support for dialogue between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States. …
Veep commissions five envoys, charges them to advance Ghana’s interests abroadJoy Online
… The three neighbours officially left the West African regional bloc Ecowas last year after forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a pact aimed at strengthening co-operation including in areas such as security, infrastructure, trade and economic development. …
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger launch bid for 2032 AfconJoy Online
… Burkina Faso’s ambassador to the United Nations spoke on behalf of the Alliance of Sahel States to reaffirm their resolve in seeking peace. …
UN warns of widening terrorist threat across West Africa and the SahelJoy Online
… Niger is currently under military rule following the July 2023 coup and now joins Mali and Burkina Faso, fellow members of the Alliance of Sahel States, all under military rule and all facing allegations of serious human rights abuses. …
When African States walk away from the ICC, victims pay the highest priceJoy Online
… She also highlighted political instability in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger following military takeovers, and the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) after tensions with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). …
Justice Mensa-Bonsu warns of changing face of warfare, rising extremism and threats to global peaceJoy Online
… It also hosts facilities linked to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which comprises Niger and its neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso. …
Thirty-five killed as gunmen attack Niger’s biggest airportJoy Online
… The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) showed that true advancement comes from self-reliance and regional solidarity, not from back-door deals with Paris. …
Brutality of French colonial footprint in Africa resurfacesDaily Guide
… at an enormous financial and emotional cost, therefore, with the commissioning of this facility, Ghana aims to become a primary hub for specialist medical care, attracting patients from neighbouring countries including Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria and the Alliance of Sahel States …
SGMC Commissions PET Scan, Cyclotron FacilityJoy Online
… The accusations of France’s involvement are part of a broader regional notion, involving the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—which have severed traditional ties with France in favour of security partnerships with Russia. …
Burkina Faso junta accused of secretly detaining journalist and dozens of others, RSF report findsGhana's successive administrations have treated the Sahel jihadist threat as an issue for Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Benin, but West African instability is widening: jihadist groups now control over fifty percent of Mali's territory and have advanced further south despite military juntas' coups and security collaboration with Russia's Africa Corps.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's successive administrations have treated the Sahel jihadist threat as an issue for Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Benin, but West African instability is widening: jihadist groups now control over fifty percent of Mali's territory and have advanced further south despite military juntas' coups and security collaboration with Russia's Africa Corps.
21 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has commissioned five envoys to represent Ghana in Kuwait, Nigeria, Niger, Norway, and Sierra Leone, tasking them to advance Ghana's foreign policy interests and strengthen bilateral relations. She emphasized that Ghana must maintain visibility in global affairs and adopt a more active approach to international relations amid significant geopolitical changes.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Three West African nations led by military governments have submitted a joint bid to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations, emphasizing regional integration and sustainable development of African football. The Caf president said the countries will have "as good a chance as everybody else" despite their military governance and ongoing security challenges from jihadist groups.
22 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The UN has documented rapid escalation of extremist activity across West Africa and the Sahel, with militant factions expanding their operational footprint and increasingly threatening coastal nations along the Gulf of Guinea. Terrorist groups are adapting their tactics using advanced technology such as drones, communications systems, and cryptocurrencies, while their intersection with organised crime complicates regional security efforts.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Niger's military government has formally requested to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, becoming only the third country after Burundi and the Philippines to complete the process, amid concerns that such withdrawals during periods of authoritarian consolidation and human rights allegations leave victims without recourse to international justice.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former ICC judge Justice Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu has warned that the global security landscape is undergoing profound transformation, with new forms of conflict, violent extremism and emerging military technologies posing serious challenges to international peace and civilian protection. Speaking at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre's 15th Graduation Ceremony in Accra, she urged graduating peace and security scholars to apply their knowledge to address complex conflicts confronting nations.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Gunmen struck Niger's Diori Hamani International Airport in the capital Niamey on Thursday, killing 35 people comprising 22 assailants, 11 soldiers, and two civilians. Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claimed responsibility for the attack, the second on the airport in less than five months.
18 June 2026 · Joy Online →
African leaders are demanding compensation from former colonizers for wealth built through slavery, while French President Macron pursues an Africa charm offensive without accepting responsibility. African nations are increasingly turning to China for financial and political alternatives, helping dismantle French postcolonial influence in West Africa, though France has only recently moved to repeal colonial-era legislation classifying enslaved people as "moveable goods."
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Sweden-Ghana Medical Centre has officially commissioned a Nuclear Medicine facility featuring a Cyclotron and Positron Emission Tomography (PET-CT) scanner, the first of its kind in the West African sub-region. President Mahama attended the commissioning, calling it a transformative shift in cancer and complex disease management and marking a new chapter in Ghana's healthcare innovation.
15 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Reporters Without Borders reports that Burkina Faso's military junta uses forced military conscription as a cover for secretly detaining and abusing dissidents, including investigative journalist Atiana Serge Oulon, who was seized from his home in June 2024 and whose location remains unknown to his family.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's cabinet rejected a US-proposed healthcare agreement that would have required Ghana to surrender health statistics to the United States for 25 years. The government cited concerns over potential data breaches and sharing sensitive health data, though the deal would have provided $109 million initially and $300 million in a health package over time.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An editorial argues that despite significant investment, the Sahel's security crisis has worsened, driven by a complex mix of terrorism, weak governance, military rule, ethnic grievances, and foreign interference including Russian involvement. ECOWAS must take a frontline role in addressing the deteriorating situation.
4 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Centre for Transition Economy Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a two-day conference on African industrial development to identify priority investment sectors for Russian investors and entrepreneurs, with over 40 researchers and experts from Russia and African countries examining manufacturing, extractive industries, energy, infrastructure, and agro-industrial sectors.
1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara was killed in a suicide truck bombing on his residence near Bamako as part of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists across the country. The government said Camara exchanged fire with attackers and neutralised some before being wounded; he died later from his injuries in hospital.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →