Mr John Dramani Mahama completed a visit to Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso on Monday 10 March, during which he spoke in particular of the “irrevocable reality” of the Alliance of Sahel States and affirmed the “necessity” of the “recognition” of the AES “by the CEDEAO”. Reprenant à son compte le vocable des trois pays sahéliens alors que la Cédéao tente toujours de les réintégrer en son sein, his proposals have not gone unnoticed. How to understand and which suites could have a tour? “It’s an initiative of the Ghanaian president who engages only himself”: voilà, en substance, what affirm several cadres of the CEDEAO who assure that his tour in the three countries of the Alliance of the States of the Sahel (AES), between Saturday 8 and Monday 10 March, had not been concerted. La Cédéao, which has given itself until next July to try to convince Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to return to their homeland, has not officially reacted to its proposals. John Dramani Mahama met with the leaders of the AES just after visiting the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and without being sent by the West African organisation which has, in turn, appointed other envoys to discuss with the three states. “It’s a proposition that we’ve been hearing about for a few weeks, but we’re still looking for someone with a big address book. This gives an indication of what could be the objective of CEDEAO in the coming months: no longer the return of the three countries to its fold, but the establishment of a peaceful coexistence”, he explains. “This amicable divorce would allow the AES to retain certain privileges of the Cédéao”, decrypted another.
Cédéao: Towards a reconnaissance of the AES after the tour of the Ghanaian President in Bamako, Niamey and Ouaga?
