By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States have agreed to create working groups to prepare a framework cooperation agreement between their members. For now, this step entails no measures on visas, border formalities or movement, according to the regional organisations.
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The AES is aligning its position ahead of talks with ECOWAS on sovereignty and negotiations.
18 OctAES and ECOWAS launch formal negotiations in Dakar
17 OctECOWAS and Sahel Alliance create joint working groups17 OctECOWAS and AES open technical talks in DakarECOWAS 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.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Sierraloaded ·
The Economic Community of West African States and the Alliance of Sahel States will create joint working groups to prepare a framework cooperation agreement. The first ministerial meeting took place on 17 October in Dakar, led by Cheikh Niang and Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, according to the joint communiqué.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepared a joint Alliance of Sahel States delegation in Ouagadougou to negotiate with ECOWAS. The talks are to cover a draft framework agreement and the terms of future cooperation, according to Lefaso.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
The AES, an alliance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, and ECOWAS have launched their first formal negotiations in Dakar, co-chaired by Burkina Faso’s Foreign Affairs Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré and a Senegalese representative of the ECOWAS presidency. The talks cover the movement of people and goods, infrastructure, development, peace and security, according to Malijet.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senego ·
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