Three Sahel countries to create joint anti-jihadist force amid growing insecurity – The North Africa Post

North Africa Post

Three Sahel countries to create joint anti-jihadist force amid growing insecurity – The North Africa Post

Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have agreed to create a joint force to battle security threats, most notably long-running jihadist rebellions, across their territories. Violence in the wider Sahel region fueled by the decade-long fight with Islamist groups has worsened since the three countries’ militaries seized power in a series of coups from 2020 […]