
Junta-Led Sahel States Plan To Proceed With Establishment Of Confederation
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger plan to proceed with the establishment of a confederation, the Malian foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the three countries deepen ties via an alliance that threatens broader West African integration. The neighbours in the impoverished Sahel region announced in January they would quit the Economic Community…