AES defense ministers review legal framework for unified force

OUAGADOUGOU, July 11 — Defense ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) met on Friday in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, to review and validate a key legal agreement for the AES Unified Force, according to a statement issued by Burkina Faso’s Ministry of War and Patriotic Defense.

The agreement, which outlines the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of military personnel deployed within the force, is designed to complete the legal framework governing the confederal force and facilitate coordinated military operations, the ministry said.