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Increasing Terrorism in G5 Sahel Region

October 1 , 2019 1885 days 1245 0
  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that al Qaeda and Islamic State have strengthened their foothold across the Sahel region this year.
  • The following group of countries in African continent are called as Sahel Countries
    • Burkina Faso
    • Niger
    • Chad
    • Mali
    • Mauritania 
  • In 2017, backed by France, a G5 Sahel task force was constituted to combat the insurgents.

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