BAMAKO: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as a part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc in favour of a brand new Sahel alliance after military leaders seized power in all three countries, Mali’s chief mentioned on Sunday (Sep 15).
The three junta-led Sahel neighbours collectively introduced in January they would go away the 15-member Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS), which has sought to influence them to rethink their determination.
Burkina Faso introduced earlier this month that it was rolling out new passports with out the ECOWAS brand.
“Within the coming days, a brand new biometric passport of the AES (Alliance of Sahel States) will probably be put into circulation with the intention of harmonising journey paperwork in our widespread space and facilitating the mobility of our residents all through the world”, Malian junta chief Assimi Goita introduced on Sunday night.
