West Africa: Sahel and Mali - Still More Crises to Come

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Nouakchott — In the Sahel, with Covid 19, 2020 will be a pivotal year in the fight against armed groups, some of which are supported from outside. Moreover, a year of Partnerships and quest for coherence in cooperative policies. Finally, a year of thinking on the responsibility to deliver, and thus to putting an end to conflicts. Despite Covid19 perverse effects and an increasing internationalisation.

Covid 19, terrorism and humanitarian crises

The consensus is universal: with Covid 19, 2020 is a catastrophic year for the world economy. The furious race for a vaccine is likely to do the same for 2021. Across the world, 67 million are infected, 1.5 million have died and the number of those requiring humanitarian assistance has increased by 40 percent. In the race to produce and sell the vaccine, the poorest will be further marginalized but recruitments of jihadists will be more served.

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