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West Africa: Real & Urgent Issues Head Agenda for Sahel G5 Summit in Nouakcott
Centre 4s, 23 February 2020
The G 5 Sahel and France Summit should be held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on February 24. It should go to the actual issues and deal with the most urgent, in order to give hope to… Read more »
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West Africa: Multiple Conflicts Interlinked in Worsening Sahel Crisis
Centre 4s, 20 February 2020
On February 24 and 25, the G5 Sahel Summit and the Alliance for the Sahel will be held in Nouakchott, Mauritania. In that context, a reminder and observations may be needed. A… Read more »
Disastrous Sahel Crisis Fuelled by Politics, Conflict and Crime
The "terrible reality" of the disastrous crisis in the Sahel results from the interlinking of multiple conflicts, according to Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, a veteran retired United Nations diplomat who is president of the Centre for Strategies and Security for the Sahel Sahara (Centre4s) in Nouakchott. He outlines the issues that need to be addressed at the upcoming G5 Sahel Summit and the Alliance for the Sahel in Mauritania - the political crisis in Mali, escalating violence across the five-nation region and rising criminal activities.
UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali.
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Terror attacks in the Sahel have increased five-fold since 2016, with Mali and Niger among the top 10 states affected by terrorism in Africa, according to the 2019 Global Terrorism ... Read more »
