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Kai Cash
Planting Seeds of Sovereignty: Lessons from the Sahel and Beyond
30 Apr 2025
When the West slaps on tariffs, it’s 'economic security'—but when the Sahel rejects exploitative deals, it’s called a threat. From Cuba to Burkina Faso, countries have fought for self-sufficiency:…
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The Alliance of Sahel States Forges Ahead
19 Mar 2025
I spoke to Eugene Puryear, who traveled to the November 2024 Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States
20 Nov 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain targets of the western capitalist mining firms and their state sponsors.
Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Mali Commemorates 64 Years of Independence Amid Security Challenges
25 Sep 2024
Terrorist attacks illustrate the character of neo-colonialism in the 21st century.
Black Alliance For Peace
AFRICOM Watch Bulletin #53
28 Aug 2024
The Alliance of Sahel States is still developing but offers hope for Africans around the world. The growth of the confederation through trade and new alliances and the potential to officially…
Essam Elkorghli , Kribsoo Diallo , Matteo Capasso
The Imperialist Attack on the Alliance of Sahel States
14 Aug 2024
The recent attack on Mali has the fingerprints of Western imperialism all over it. This series of events is part of the tried and true imperialist method of creating the conditions for intervention…
Internationalist 360
AES 1st Summit: Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré Delivers Historic Speech
10 Jul 2024
The consolidation of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger into a confederation marks the next steps toward sovereignty and self-determination for the people of those nations. This achievement has become a…
The Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa
For the Defense of the Alliance of Sahel States, for Revolutionary Pan-Africanism
01 May 2024
The Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa, calls on all of us to stand in support of the Alliance of Sahel States, which is clearing the way for the unification of Africa.
David Broder
African Unity Can’t Take Place on France’s Terms
07 Feb 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger pulled out of the West African economic union ECOWAS, in major blow to the regional integration project and rejection of Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to interfere in France…
Peoples Dispatch
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS
31 Jan 2024
ECOWAS has long been condemned by West Africa’s popular movements as an agent of French imperialism. With the withdrawal of the three nations, it may usher in a new era for the region.