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Sahel States Impose Import Levy to Fund Their Union
Sahel States Impose Import Levy to Fund Their Union
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In January 2025, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso marked the first anniversary of their announced decision to withdraw from... 31.03.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods to finance their burgeoning union.This levy, effective immediately, applies to all non-humanitarian goods imported from outside the three nations and aims to support the bloc's activities.The AES, initially a security pact established in 2023 by the military rulers of these three countries, has evolved into the Federation of Sahel States, an aspiring economic and military union with plans for biometric passports and closer integration.This move effectively ends free trade with the wider West African region, represented by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three nations withdrew from ECOWAS last year, citing the bloc's perceived failure to assist in their fight against Islamist insurgency and criticizing previously imposed sanctions.
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Sahel States Impose Import Levy to Fund Their Union
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In January 2025, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso marked the first anniversary of their announced decision to withdraw from ECOWAS. Since then, the AES has initiated many agreements, including economic cooperation, plans to introduce a common visa, and the recent issuance of the AES biometric passport.
Burkina Faso,
Mali, and
Niger, members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have introduced a 0.5% levy on imported goods to finance their burgeoning union.
This levy, effective immediately, applies to all non-humanitarian goods imported from outside the three nations and aims to support the bloc's activities.
The
AES, initially a security pact established in 2023 by the military rulers of these three countries, has evolved into the Federation of Sahel States, an aspiring economic and military union with plans for biometric passports and closer integration.
This move effectively ends free trade with the wider West African region, represented by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The three nations withdrew from ECOWAS last year, citing the bloc's perceived failure to assist in their fight against Islamist insurgency and criticizing previously imposed sanctions.
