In less than three years, the Alliance of Sahel States expelled French troops, built a joint military force, launched a confederal bank, and forced multinational corporations to comply with local laws. The empire tried to stop them. The empire failed.
From the uranium mines of Niger to the gold fields of Mali, from the cacao fields of Burkina Faso to the port of Lomé, The AES Effect documents the most significant shift in West African geopolitics since independence.
The Sahel is building its own future on its own land. The world is watching.
