AES Gains Momentum: Security, Cooperation & Cultural Identity
AES Gains Momentum: Security, Cooperation & Cultural Identity
Following Niger's entry into the AES, the rating agency S&P noted improvements in the country's economy. Here are the key areas of development the confederation is focusing its efforts on:
Security:
AES Air Force Chiefs of Staff met in Bamako on April 13-17.
Member states are pooling military resources for increased effectiveness, Agali Welé, Vice President of the Mali Recovery and Development Bloc, told Sputnik.
Fight against terrorism:
Meetings on the matter took place in Burkina Faso and Mali on April 15.
The discussions were about:
🟠Military operations reviews;
🟠Future operations planning;
🟠Nigerien army reported successful actions against terrorism in the Diffa region.
International cooperation:
AES foreign ministers and their Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held talks in Moscow on April 3;
Lavrov assured Russia's support in defense, security, economic and diplomatic matters.
Promotion of national cultures:
🟠Renaming streets: Replacing colonial-era figures with national heroes.
🟠National languages promoted: Hausa is now Niger's national language, replacing French as the working language.
AES values:
🟠Burkina Faso is launching a national competition to compose the anthem of the Confederation;
🟠The AES flag was displayed internationally for the first time in Moscow on April 3.
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