French Foreign Minister Barrot Voices Concern About 'Terrorist Threat' in the Sahel
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French foreign minister Barrot voices concern about 'terrorist threat' in the Sahel
France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday voiced concern about the spread of Islamist extremism in west Africa, after talks with Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbe. Violence by jihadist groups has blighted the Sahel region for the last decade, and is now spreading into northern regions of coastal countries such as Togo.
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, arrived in Togo on Thursday 23 April in the evening. It has been ten years since any French minister had officially visited Lomé. A high-level move, therefore, as Togo strengthens its status as mediator in Africa.
Jean-Noël Barrot arrived Thursday night in Lomé to meet President Faure Gnassingbé and his Foreign Affairs counterpart Robert Dussey. This is the first official French visit of such a high level in ten years.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that Togo plays a "pivotal role" in the Sahel region due to its mediating role in both the Great Lakes region and the Sahel. The minister's remarks came after his meeting in the capital, Lomé, with the President of the Council of States Parties, Faure Gnassingbé, who is also the de facto president of Togo. Barrot emphasized that "President Faure Gnassingbé is playing a vital and important mediating…
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