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Significance Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was given a second one-year term as ECOWAS’s rotating chairperson. Among the topics discussed were relations with the three juntas of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which in January decided to break away from ECOWAS. Impacts The newly formed ‘Confederation of Sahel States’ may struggle to become effective due to resource constraints and nationalism. The AES may attempt to encourage Chad to join the organisation. A planned standing ECOWAS military force may suffer from major funding shortfalls.
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