<span fr-original-class="customBullet" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block;" style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; box-sizing: border-box;">•&nbsp; Sahel drift:&nbsp;Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), solidifying their break from the regional bloc.&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A step back:&nbsp;The three military-led governments, which formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in September 2023, have instead focused on strengthening their own security and economic ties.</li></ul><ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Big picture:&nbsp;In all three countries, military juntas replaced pro-Western governments, marking a shift towards Russia in the Sahel region. </li></ul>

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