In an attempt to break free from colonial bondage and protect the sovereignty of their countries, emboldened military leaders take over power and establish the AES.
This alliance distinguishes itself due to its focus on independence and sovereignty, reflected in the preamble of the Charter of Liptako-Gourma, establishing the alliance which calls for “the needful exercise and respect of national and international sovereignty”. Even though several pan-Africanists have been directly or indirectly eliminated by colonial ghosts their ideological legacies persist, unsettling the very structures that sought to erase them.
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