Niger has taken another step toward implementing the Alliance of Sahel States' (AES) common travel framework after President Abdourahamane Tiani enrolled for the country's new AES biometric passport.
The enrollment took place at the Presidency during the presentation of the official brochure for Niger's new biometric passports.
The new passports were designed in line with the harmonized technical specifications adopted by experts from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger during a meeting in Bamako in October 2024 and later endorsed by the three countries' ministers responsible for security.
The rollout marks the latest milestone in the three-member Sahel bloc's efforts to strengthen regional integration following its departure from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
According to Niger's government, the biometric passport forms part of a broader modernization of travel documents aimed at improving security, facilitating movement among AES member states and aligning identification systems across the alliance.
