Has Western Intervention backfired in Africa’s Sahel region?

250 views · Published 18 July 2018 · 13:44 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs

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The Sahel. It's the region of Africa between the Sahara and the Savanna, that includes Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. And it's under threat by fighters linked to Al Qaeda. The group has staged multiple deadly attacks, most recently on the headquarters of the military force trying to eradicate them from the area.

Guests:
Jonathan Rosenthal
Africa editor at the Economist
 
Abdelkader Abderrahmane
Peace and security analyst


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