First summit of the Alliance of the Sahel States (AES) in Niamey
epa11463297 Interim President of Mali Colonel Assimi Goita (L), Head of the military junta in Niger General Abdourahamane Tchiani (C) and Interim leader of Burkina Faso Captain Ibrahim Traore (R) pose for photos at the start of the first ever Alliance of Sahel States summit in Niamey, Niger, 06 July 2024. The junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger held their first ever joint summit of a new regional bloc, the Alliance of Sahel States, AES, since seizing power in a series of coups. EPA/ISSIFOU DJIBO
