The creation of the Alliance of Sahel States (Alliance des États du Sahel, or AES) in September 2023, following a series of military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, marked an important turning point in African politics. With this step, the three nations broke decisively from the western sphere of influence, and particularly that of their former colonial overlord, France.

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