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MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

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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. [...]

Swedish General Dennis Gyllensporre will step down from his role as force commander of MINUSMA in 2022. He was appointed in 2018 after Belgian General Jean-Paul Deconinck. [...]

Published on 23.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Mali
MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

Central African Republic, Mali
United Nations ramp up use of intelligence drones across peacekeeping missions

Ivory Coast
From Mali to CAR, Abidjan doing all it can to get its soldiers UN Blue Helmets

Mali
MINUSMA finally deploys its MAG Aerospace surveillance aircraft

France, Sahel
Paris prepares for end of Operation Barkhane via UN, EU and G5 Sahel

Mali
Behind-doors negotiations over next MINUSMA chief

Spotlight | United States
Will Biden end Trump's line-in-the-sand diplomacy in the Sahel?

Mali
French woman general to take command of MINUSMA police force