By: The Fatu Network Editorial
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has just completed a tour of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso – three nations that left ECOWAS to form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a regional bloc seeking autonomy from West Africa’s main body.
President Mahama is urging ECOWAS to recognize the AES in an effort to restore dialogue. Could his diplomacy bridge the divide?