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Sahel bloc Heads to Moscow For Talks

THE foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger will visit Moscow on April 3 and 4 to launch formal diplomatic consultations with Russia, according to a joint statement released Tuesday by the three governments and reported by Reuters. The visit marks the…

New Sahel Bloc Slaps 0.5% Import Duty

MALI, Burkina Faso, and Niger have jointly announced the introduction of a 0.5 percent levy on all imported goods, a move aimed at financing their fledgling three-nation alliance. According to a joint statement cited by Reuters, the levy marks a significant…

Sahel Conference to Spotlight Anti-imperial Struggles

PROGRESSIVE political leaders, activists, trade unionists, and pan-African allies from across Africa and the diaspora have convened in Niger’s capital for the Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel. Taking place at the Mahatma Gandhi International Conference Centre…