GHANA PRESIDENT MEETS REVOLUTIONARY SAHEL LEADERS

Ghana's newly elected president, John Mahama, recently completed a tour of the three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, namely Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The friendliness between Ghana and its northern neighbours may be no surprise after Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré received an illustrious welcome at Mahama's inauguration on 7 January.

Nevertheless, certain regional players, like Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana, have attempted to ensure envoys draw the AES states back into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Instead, the AES countries finalised their exit from the ECOWAS bloc on 29 January 2025.

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