Nouakchott - The two remaining members of West Africa’s G5 alliance yesterday said they were paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadist grouping, after the other three founding countries left.

Chad and Mauritania “take note and respect the sovereign decision” of Burkina Faso and Niger to leave the alliance, following in the footsteps of Mali, the two countries said in a statement.

They “will implement all necessary measures in accordance with the G5 founding convention, notably Article 20,” they said. The article says the alliance can be dissolved at the request of at least three member states. - Nampa/AFP