The Chinese arms market could receive a major boost beyond Nigeria with the withdrawal of western countries from the Sahel. Western countries are likely to be reluctant to sell arms to the ...

As Western powers retreat from the Sahel, Russian mercenaries are using social media, influencers and crowdfunding to expand ...

They chose to leave ECOWAS, which they consider to be an "extended arm of Western interests," and founded their own Alliance of Sahel States (AES). Three military juntas seek legitimacy For years ...

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The AES unveils a new flag as the member nations forge a new path toward regional unity, economic independence, and territorial security.

When Western journalists write and broadcast about ... as unbearably arrogant by an increasing number of people in the Sahel states – as a force that talked about being equal partners, but ...

U.S. reduces aid With tensions mounting between the Sahel states and ECOWAS members Ivory Coast and Benin, which have been accused of aligning too closely with Western powers, the trio has already ...