00:00West African states have appointed a new mediator to try to re-establish dialogue with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso,
00:07the three junta-led nations that quit the regional Echorus bloc last year.
00:13On Wednesday, former Guinean Prime Minister Lansana Kuyate confirmed to AFP that he had been named chief negotiator with the
00:21three countries
00:22which have formed their own alliance known as the AIS.
00:26Kuyate is a veteran diplomat who previously served as Echorus executive secretary.
00:32A source within the bloc's presidency said his experience will help bring the people of West African community closer together.
00:40The three Sialian nations left Echorus in January 2025 after accusing the bloc of being under the influence of former
00:48colonial power France.
00:50They have since moved closer politically to Moscow and share an anti-imperialist pro-sovereignty vision.
00:57Previous mediation efforts by Senegalese President Bashiru Diomai Fai and Ghana's John Dramani Mahama failed to bring the hunters back.
01:07The three countries continue to battle jihadist insurgencies linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic states.
01:15The three countries continue to battle jihadists.
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