Niger president meets Sahel education ministers
Ministers from Burkina Faso and Mali discussed implementing the Alliance of Sahel States' education roadmap.
Niger's President Abdourahamane Tiani met a delegation of education ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The delegation included Mali's Minister of National Education Amadou Sy Savane and Minister of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training Oumou Sall Seck, alongside Burkina Faso's Minister of Basic Education, Literacy and Promotion of Languages, Jacques Sosthene Dingara.
The ministers are in Niamey to implement the AES's second-year roadmap concerning the establishment of a conference of education ministers. Minister Dingara stated they aimed to convey greetings from Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Mali's General Assimi Goïta. They also reported to President Tiani on the Niamey conference's progress regarding education within the AES, which comprises Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.
The Niamey conference aims to foster patriotism, civic responsibility, and education rooted in cultural realities for the youth of the AES member states. The ministers plan to develop cooperation and resource-sharing programs to create a unified educational space for the confederation's youth to drive development. They expect to adopt foundational documents for the conference on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, following instructions from the heads of state.