What's behind the creation of the Alliance of Sahel States? | Inside Story

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have come together to form the Alliance of Sahel States. Each is ruled by a military junta - and that's led to a split from the larger West African regional bloc, ECOWAS. The three military rulers have pledged to support each other against outside threats and internal security challenges. But can they find success by going it alone? Or will a divided Sahel region make regional challenges even more difficult to tackle? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Erwan De Cherisey - Specialist in African armed forces who has been embedded with military operations in Cameroon, Nigeria and Gambia. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah - Former Foreign Minister of Mauritania and President of the Sahel Sahara Security Strategy Center. Alkassoum Abdourahmane - Permanent Secretary of the Sahel International Solidarity Forum. He specialises in humanitarian and development issues in the Sahel region. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #AllianceofSahelStates #ECOWAS #AfricanUnion #Niger #Mali #BurkinaFaso #WestAfrica #Africa #AES #AbdourahmaneTchiani #IbrahimTraore #AssimiGoita #SahelStates #AlJazeeraEnglish