POD: 1864 Lincoln survives assassination attempt. In Liberia, mismanagement of Government and discrimination an oppression of native populous.
1899-1901: Federal constitution ratified.
The countries of the Alliance(1901)
Mali: Democratic Confederacy
Segou
Bamana
Tukolor
Massina
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Republic
Senegal: Semi-oligarchy with democratic tendencies
Dahomey-Oro: Constitutional Bicameral Monarchy
Mandinkan States: Constitutional Monarchy
Dyula
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Sokoto Caliphate: Constitutional Theocracy
To belong to the West African Alliance, each member state, no matter the form of government must adopt a common ‘Bill of Rights’. The West African Alliance is the Federal government, each member is independent within it. It is a Democratic Meritocracy.