Sahel nations need more support to fight growing extremism, UN chief says
AU's Moussa Faki Mahamat says the international community must mobilise as it did over Syria and Iraq to combat violent extremism
10 July 2019 - 19:26
Nairobi — UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged the international community on Wednesday to support West Africa’s fight against violent extremism, saying the region alone could not be expected to contain the spread of jihadism.
A raging Islamist insurgency shows no signs of weakening in the Sahel, where armed groups have gained ground and displaced millions across a large swathe of the troubled region...
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