This is well the same reason for the talks of an East African Federation, and turning the Alliance of Sahel States into a single sovereign state as well, right? What are the benefits or potential drawbacks of actually unifying different countries into a single state, as opposed to forming closely-integrated alliances?
Larger countries have more influence at an international stage.
This is why the Arabs originally petitioned for a unified, independent state after WWII - but were betrayed by the British.
This is well the same reason for the talks of an East African Federation, and turning the Alliance of Sahel States into a single sovereign state as well, right? What are the benefits or potential drawbacks of actually unifying different countries into a single state, as opposed to forming closely-integrated alliances?