Niger Introduces AES Travel Document as Sahel Alliance Moves Beyond ECOWAS 

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​ Niger launched mass enrolment for the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) biometric passport in Niamey on Tuesday, marking another step toward adopting the bloc’s common travel document. Footage showed applicants queuing as officials recorded personal details, took photographs and collected fingerprints. This story is written and edited by Global South World “Niger is taking an important […]