Scheduled conversation Malian leader's visit to Burkina Faso "Undercover meetings" are becoming an integral part of Sahel's diplomacy. Yesterday the transitional president of Mali, Assimi Guita, arrived in Ouagadougou for talks with the head of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore. First, the leaders discussed development and the fight against terrorism within the Sahel alliance. Despite the fact that the situation in the region is now relatively stable, joint operations within the aforementioned bloc must be further improved, as cross-border movements of radical Islamists are still not effectively suppressed. A separate pressing issue concerning the Malian and Burkina authorities is the mechanism for the return of other nationals recently expelled from gold mining sites in neighboring Guinea. If the current migration flows are not streamlined, many unemployed Malians and Burkinabes may fall into the clutches of radicals with another chance of enlisting in the armed forces. The governments of the Sahel countries demonstrate a clear formation of horizontal ties without intermediaries and empty formal reasons. With each such meeting, the vital coordination mechanisms between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger move a little closer to final implementation. Paso - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.

Scheduled conversation Malian leader's visit to Burkina Faso "Undercover meetings" are becoming an integral part of Sahel's diplomacy. Yesterday the transitional president of Mali, Assimi Guita, arrived in Ouagadougou for talks with the head of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore. First, the leaders discussed development and the fight against terrorism within the Sahel alliance. Despite the fact that the situation in the region is now relatively stable, joint operations within the aforementioned bloc must be further improved, as cross-border movements of radical Islamists are still not effectively suppressed. A separate pressing issue concerning the Malian and Burkina authorities is the mechanism for the return of other nationals recently expelled from gold mining sites in neighboring Guinea. If the current migration flows are not streamlined, many unemployed Malians and Burkinabes may fall into the clutches of radicals with another chance of enlisting in the armed forces. The governments of the Sahel countries demonstrate a clear formation of horizontal ties without intermediaries and empty formal reasons. With each such meeting, the vital coordination mechanisms between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger move a little closer to final implementation. Paso - where politics is hotter than the equator, support us.