US Entry Ban on Travelers from AES Countries is ‘Way to Apply Pressure:’ Analyst

Although this decision is presented as a security measure, its political scope appears “selective,” a Malian pan-Africanist told Sputnik Africa.

For Aly dit Agali Welé, this measure—which targets not only AES member states but also several other countries—primarily serves as an instrument of coercion.

“It is a way to create doubts, even among these peoples. It is, in my view, a way to sow internal confusion,” he states.

Given the recent events in the region, the analyst sees this as a new attempt “to place ECOWAS and the AES in a context of interregional conflict.”

“But when you look at who is who in these countries and who is behind these strategies, it is true that we will speak of the former colonizer, but the former colonizer is in collaboration