Alliance of Sahel States (AES)

Mali, Burkina, Niger foreign ministers due in Moscow for talks

Sahelian countries are led by juntas who seized power in coups between 2020 and 2023 and have turned away from former colonial power France and moved closer to Russia
Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group and its successor Africa Corps are helping the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) battle extremists

By AFP · 01 April 2025