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Maiden Sahelian tour for Charles Michel and Josep Borrell

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

The president of the European Council Charles Michel and the EU's diplomat-in-chief Josep Borrell are due to embark on a tour of the G5 Sahel in mid-March. [...]

Published on 04/03/2020 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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