The Liptako–Gourma Authority (Autorité du Liptako-Gourma (French), also known as ALG) is a regional organization seeking to develop the contiguous areas of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

Created in December 1970, the Authority has as its goal the promotion of the area's mineral, energy, hydraulic, and agricultural resources within a regional framework.

The dominant economic activity is agriculture and livestock herding, but the zone has considerable energy, hydraulic, and mining potential.

On 24 January 2017, the three states agreed to form a joint task force to combat insecurity and terrorism in the region, to be headquartered in Niamey, with rotating leadership to represent all three nations.

[2] A mutual defense pact known as the Alliance of Sahel States was formed by the three states on 16 September 2023 during the 2023 Nigerien crisis to help against possible threats of armed rebellion or external aggression while ECOWAS threatens to intervene against the coup in Niger.