Africa: Munich Security Conference - African Leaders Absent From Sahel Talks

16 February 2020

At the Munich Security Conference, Germany and other world powers raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region. But African heads of state who had been invited were conspicuously absent.

At the 56th Munich Security Conference in Germany, world powers turned to international defense issues with a focus on "Westlessness"--the idea that Western countries are uncertain of their values and their strategic orientation. Officials also discussed the implications of the coronavirus outbreak, the Middle East and the Libya crisis.

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