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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday stressed that curbing the terrorist threat and bringing stability to the African Sahel region was vital...
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that withdrawing French troops deployed in the Sahel region of northern Africa would be a mistake, arguing a slip up in the fight against terrorist groups in the region could have repercussions for the wider continent and Europe. "I believe that to precipitate a French withdrawal (...) would be a mistake," Macron told reporters following a two-day summit with the leaders of Sahel countries Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania and Chad. "I consider that the year 2020 has borne fruits, has allowed the victories that we expected," he said, also...
Secretary-General Stresses Need for Sustained, Predictable Funding of Joint Force, in Message to G5 Sahel Summit Format Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the G5 Sahel Summit today: Mr. President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation and for your close cooperation for peace and development in the Sahel. Despite recent promising developments, including the peaceful holding of elections, I remain concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the region, in particular in Liptako-Gourma, where the spiral of v...
France will intensify its efforts to help eradicate al Qaeda-linked groups operating in the Sahel of western Africa, President Emmanuel Macron told leaders in the region via video conference on Tuesday. He also urged the so-called G5 Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to expand their own anti-terror fight and work on restoring government control and services in areas where jihadist fighters are operating. The...
France touts military successes to win allies in G5 Sahel operations France 24 16/02/2021 Aude MAZOUE © Daphné Benoît, AFP Eight years after France launched a military operation in Mali, the mission has expanded while the insecurity in the Sahel region has increased. But at the 2021 G5 Sahel summit this week, recent military achievements over the past year served as an incentive to continue operations and try to boost commitments from local governments and European allies. A year ago, French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders of five Sahel countries that make up the...