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Imperialism and the Destabilization of the Alliance of Sahel States

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain targets of the western capitalist mining firms and their state sponsors.

20 Nov 2024 –  Since the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) during 2023, the governments of France and the United States along with their surrogates have sought to undermine the political and economic objectives of these developing nations.

When the military Committee for the Safeguard of Our Homeland (CNSP) took power in Niger last year on July 26, Paris and Washington sought to have members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stage a military intervention into this uranium-rich country to reimpose the French and U.S.-backed ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

Despite these efforts, various political parties and mass organizations throughout the region rejected this proposed invasion which would have been coordinated by the Pentagon and the French Foreign Legions. Such a plan would have severely disrupted the entire ECOWAS region of 15 member-states with particularly negative impacts upon those countries located in the Sahel territories…