Nigeria: Nigeria Moves to Revive Joint Commissions With Sahelian Nations
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has announced proactive steps to reactivate its moribund bilateral Joint Commissions with Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso in a bid to rebuild direct economic integration and security partnerships across the Sahel.
Nigeria has taken decisive action to revive its dormant joint commissions with Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. This move aims to reestablish economic integration and security partnerships across the Sahel region. Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, announced these plans during the inauguration of the ECOWAS-Confederation of Sahel States (AES) Ministerial Dialogue in Dakar, Senegal.
Enikanolaiye highlighted the historical, cultural, and geographical bonds between ECOWAS and the AES nations, emphasizing their importance in combating shared threats such as terrorism, food insecurity, infrastructure gaps, and the free movement of people, goods, and services. The dialogue, chaired by Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, brought together foreign ministers from the three AES nations and representatives from ECOWAS.
They agreed to form joint working groups to draft a comprehensive cooperation framework agreement, respecting the sovereignty of all parties involved. Nigeria, committed to West African unity, remains dedicated to working with all regional partners for a balanced and effective security and well-being framework.
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