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After ECOWAS, G5 Sahel ready to punish Mali

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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. [...]

ECOWAS has slapped sanctions on the junta in Mali over delayed elections, and now the G5 Sahel military alliance, of which Mali is a member, is about to decide what action to take. Bamako has already been blocked from taking over the G5 rotating presidency. [...] (517 words)

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The head of multilateral organisations at the State Department, Michele J. Sison. © US Department of State

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French President Emmanuel Macron. © Delphine Goldsztejn/Le Parisien/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP

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Mahamat Déby flies to Bamako on mission to stop Wagner

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