The Alliance of Sahel States: A New Chapter in African Development? (w/ Mikaela Erskog)

In this episode, we look at the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and where they fit in the history of African politics. We discuss the legacy of French colonialism on the region and the enduring neocolonial domination after flag independence, what these countries are doing to continue to defend themselves against the threat of terrorism in the region, what their paths of sovereign economic development is starting to look like, the role of Russia and China in these countries, what the rest of Africa and the global South can learn from the AES, and where the AES fits in the vision of Pan-Africanism.Mikaela Nhondo Erskog is a researcher and editor at the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and co-coordinates the Tricontinental Pan-Africa office. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University. She is a member of Pan-Africanism Today Secretariat, which coordinates the regional articulation of the International People's Assembly. She is also part of the No Cold War coordination committee, a peace platform promoting multipolarity and maximum global cooperation.The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-sahel-alliance-sovereignty/Le Sahel (latest news on Niger and AES - French language): https://www.lesahel.org/'Is Homosexuality 'Un-African'?' (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ink000013_interventions-2_is-homosexuality-unafrican_web.pdfQueer Imperialism Article (Journal of Intl Solidarity): https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/p/queer-imperialism-the-highest-stage'The Actuality of Red Africa' (Mikaela Erskog & Vijay Prashad): https://monthlyreview.org/articles/the-actuality-of-red-africa/The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War (Tricontinental): https://thetricontinental.org/the-80th-anniversary-of-the-victory-in-the-world-anti-fascist-war/Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/ Substack: https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/