Two years ago, when Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS and the formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), the decision reverberated far beyond the institutional corridors of West African diplomacy. It marked the crystallisation of a new political axis — one
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Hani Okoroafor
Dr Hani Okoroafor is a global informatics expert who advises corporate Boards in the public and private sectors. His multidisciplinary consulting practice operates in Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.
