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Jihadist threat set to dominate talks when Gnassingbé meets Macron in Paris

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Countering Islamist insurgency in the Sahel is set to top the agenda when Faure Gnassingbé is received by Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace on 9 April. During his stay in Paris, the Togolese president is also scheduled to visit the Senate and the employers' group Medef. [...] (425 words)

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