ECOWAS and AES open technical talks in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierraloaded
ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States have agreed to create joint working groups to prepare a framework for cooperation between the two West African blocs. The first official meeting, held in Dakar after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew, opens technical discussions, according to the communiqué cited by Sierraloaded.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, will establish joint working groups to define a framework for cooperation, following their first official negotiations on Saturday in Dakar, reports Sierraloaded, citing a communiqué.
The initiative is intended to provide a technical channel for addressing tensions between the two blocs since Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdrew from ECOWAS. Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, took part in the meeting alongside ECOWAS ministers, ambassadors and technical representatives.
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