AES and ECOWAS resume official dialogue in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mediacongo
Ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, and ECOWAS officially resumed dialogue in Dakar on 17 October. The two organisations agreed to work towards a future framework cooperation agreement, nearly two years after relations broke down, Mediacongo reports.
Delegations from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) officially resumed dialogue in Dakar on Saturday 17 October. A ministerial meeting set the terms for a future framework agreement, Mediacongo reports.
Both sides welcomed the quality of the discussions. The concerns of the diasporas from the three Sahelian countries were central to the talks, according to Mediacongo. The meeting follows discussions on mobility and exchanges in Dakar, reported on 18 October, after technical discussions between the two organisations opened on 17 October.
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