Mankeur Ndiaye calls for negotiations on AES return to ECOWAS
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Former Senegalese minister Mankeur Ndiaye is calling for negotiations on the return of the AES, an alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, to ECOWAS. He says regional sanctions were excessive and harmful to civilians, and believes closer ties would benefit populations and West African integration, according to a statement relayed by Senegal7.
Mankeur Ndiaye, a former Senegalese minister, is calling for negotiations on the return of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He says dialogue between the two organisations should continue, according to a statement relayed by Senegal7 and reported by Senego.
Mankeur Ndiaye says he understands the criticism of ECOWAS sanctions, which he considers excessive and insufficiently targeted, and highlights their impact on civilians. He believes a negotiated return would benefit the region’s populations and African integration.
Formal negotiations between the AES and ECOWAS were launched in Dakar, where the two organisations are also discussing mobility and exchanges, according to articles published by Senego.
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