BURKINA FASO And Mali Did Not Send Representatives To The Recent Military Summit Hosted By Nigeria, As Relations Between The Two Sahel Countries, Which Are Under Military Rule, And Their West African Neighbors Continue To Deteriorate.
It Will Be Recalled That, Along With Niger, Which Is Also Under Military Rule, Mali And Burkina Faso Withdrew From The Ecowas Regional Bloc In January, After Forming Their Own Alliance Of Sahel States (Aes) While Battling A Long-Running Extremist Insurgency, With Niger Represented By Its Chief Of Defence Staff Major General Soumana Kalkoye At The Summit, Making It The Only Aes Country To Attend The African Chiefs Of Defence Summit Hosted In The Nigerian Capital, Abuja.
Accredited By The Nigerian Authorities As The First High-Level African Summit To Be Hosted On The Continent, The Summit Brought Together Senior Officials From Djibouti To Namibia To Discuss Joint Strategies And Find Lasting Local Solutions To Africa’s Security Needs.
Discussing The Security Challenges That Do Not Recognize Borders, Nigerian Army Chief Christopher Musa Has Called For A New Architecture Of Security Cooperation Led By Africa
The German International News Agency (Dw) Early Today, Tuesday August 26.2025 Through Its Website Has Published The News Stating That The Meeting Which Began Yesterday Is Expected To Conclude Tomorrow Wednesday.