Alliance of Sahel States Imposes Trade Levy on ECOWAS Goods  

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Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—now operating as the Alliance of Sahel States—have imposed a 0.5% levy on all goods imported from ECOWAS nations, including Nigeria. The move marks a significant shift away from decades of free trade under ECOWAS and aims to fund the three-member alliance’s growing economic and security ambitions. The levy excludes humanitarian… Read More »Alliance of Sahel States Imposes Trade Levy on ECOWAS Goods