The Alliance of the Sahel states (AES), consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have presented its new flag, weeks after exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

The Sahel country has been under military rule since quickfire coups in 2020 and 2021 and has been mired in a serious security crisis since 2012. Banks and gas stations that had gone on strike in Mali ...