After previously announcing their withdrawal from ECOWAS, accusing the bloc of straying from its founding ideals—Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso officially exited the organization following more than a year of intense diplomatic tensions.

Turkiye is working to increase its diplomatic and economic influence across Africa and strengthen its ambitions from the east of the continent to its west, at a time when it is preparing to begin exploration for gas and oil off the Somali coast.

Amid the U.S. military's withdrawal from Niger, the first summit of the Sahel Alliance convened in Niamey, marking a pivotal moment for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

African history was made again in Niger on July 6, 2024, when leaders from three West African countries decided to form a confederation aimed at resisting Western colonialism, AES.

Since seizing power in a coup last year, Niger’s junta has been strengthening military ties with Russia while turning away from the United States and France.