Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger propose move to form one federation
In a show of thriving relations, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have hinted at the possibility of creating a confederation as part of a strategic move to unite the West African countries.
Top diplomats of the Alliance of Sahel States met in Bamako, the capital of Mali, for two days to deliberate on common goals and how to strengthen ties between the three neighbours.
The focus of the talks between the three countries, currently under military regime are diplomacy, defence and development “to consolidate political and economic integration”.
According to Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, the proposals would be sent to each head of state, who will convene in Bamako on an unannounced date.
The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have been seeking to strengthen ties between themselves as they recently signed a mutual defence pact to ward off a potential military intervention by the regional ECOWAS in Niger.
Recall that the West African bloc recently said it has activated its standby force to evict the coup plotters in Niger from the presidential palace and return Mohamed Bazoum, who has been detained since his overthrow on July 26.
The ECOWAS military chiefs at a summit in Ghana also said they had agreed on an unannounced day to move against the coup plotters.
