Sahel States Alliance: President Tiani Meets Defense Ministers to Advance Unified AES Force”

Niamey, November 7, 2025 — His Excellency General Abdourahamane Tiani, President of the Republic and Head of State, received today, Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Presidential Palace, the Ministers of Defense of the countries of the Sahel States Alliance (AES).

The meeting brought together General of the Army Corps Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs of Mali; Brigadier General Célestin Simporé, Minister of State and Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs of Burkina Faso; and General of the Army Salifou Mody, Minister of State and Minister of National Defense of Niger.

The Defense Ministers convened in Niamey as part of the process to operationalize the Unified Force of the AES, aimed at strengthening regional security and defense cooperation among the three member states.

The audience took place in the presence of Brigadier General Ibroh Amadou Bacharou, Chief of the President’s Private Military Staff, and Mr. Salim Mahamadou Gado, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic, Head of State.

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