On July 6, 2024, the military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed a treaty called the “Confederation of Sahel States” in Niamey, cementing their departure from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). A day later, Facebook posts circulated in Ethiopia claiming the three nations had created an entirely new country governed by a common constitution with a single currency. However, this is false: under the terms of the agreement, the member states retain their sovereignty. The main purpose of the pact is to promote cooperation in areas of common interest, such as defence and trade.
An Amharic post published on July 7, 2024, reads: “The West African countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali were united.”
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Publish date : 2024-07-17 09:44:19
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