A massive geopolitical shift is sweeping across West Africa, but is it a genuine move toward unity or a calculated trap engineered in Europe? Recently, Ivory Coast’s Defense Minister, Téné Birahima Ouattara, made a stunning announcement, signaling Abidjan's readiness to resume security cooperation with Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—collectively known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). However, the location of this declaration raises severe questions: it was delivered in France, at the Eurosatory arms exhibition, while simultaneously praising Paris as a privileged partner.

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