The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is seeking to develop an education system rooted in shared cultural values, patriotism and civic responsibility, as the three member countries work towards closer integration.
The initiative was discussed on Tuesday, during a meeting in Niamey between Niger’s President, General Abdourahamane Tiani, and a ministerial delegation from Burkina Faso and Mali.
The delegation was in Niger for the first Conference of AES Ministers of Education, held from November 10 to 11. Its members included Burkina Faso’s Minister of Basic Education, Jacques Sosthène Dingara, and Mali’s Ministers of National Education, Amadou Sy Savane, and Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training, Oumou Sall Seck.
They told Tiani that the conference had been mandated to develop an education approach reflecting the realities and cultural values of the three countries, with an emphasis on patriotism and civic responsibility.
The broader objective is to prepare young people with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the development of the AES Confederation.
The ministers also conveyed greetings from Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, and Mali’s transitional President, General Assimi Goïta, and briefed Tiani on the conference’s proceedings.
