Kit Klarenberg Substack On , the BBC published an extraordinary report on how the Trump administration ?has declared a stark policy shift? towards Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the governments of which have sought to eradicate all ties to Western imperial powers, and forged the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The independent bloc is a revolutionary enterprise, with the prospect further countries will follow its members? lead. Washington is under no illusions about the new geopolitical realities unfolding in Africa. The British state broadcaster records how , State Department African Affairs chief, is due to visit Mali to convey US ?respect? for the country?s ?sovereignty?, and chart a ?new...