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Déby paves way to take over G5 Sahel leadership

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

SAHEL

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. [...]

Chadian President Idriss Déby at the June 2020 G5 Sahel summit in Mauritania. © Ludovic Marin /Pool via Reuters

Idriss Déby has set up a task force to steer the G5 Sahel ahead of Chad's assumption of the regional bloc's rotating chair next month, when the country will also host a summit meeting. [...] (305 words)

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