Burkina Faso and Niger decided to withdraw from all bodies of the regional grouping of the Sahel Five (G5), including joint forces. RIA NewsReference is made to the joint statement of the two countries.
“After conducting an in-depth review of the Sahel Five and the functioning of this organization, the transitional governments of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger have decided to sovereignly withdraw Burkina Faso and Niger from all units and bodies, including the Sahel Five. In the statement, November 29 “Joint forces, effective from 2023,” it was said.
The parties state that the organization, which aims to combine potential and means to create a “security and development zone” in the Sahel, has had difficulties in achieving its goals during its nine-year existence.
In May 2022, the Malian government announced its withdrawal from the Sahel Five. The Sahel Group of Five was established in February 2014. Originally, the Commonwealth included Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Mauritania. Its purpose was to protect the security system in the Western Sahel region and coordinate the fight against international terrorism. Headquarters was in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated On maintaining contacts with the Sahel Five on arms supplies.