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MINUSMA's thousand new Chadian peacekeepers to be deployed in the North

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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. [...]

While Chad has yet to send an additional 1,000 Blue Helmets to the United Nations mission in Mali, MINUSMA, the latter has just announced the main deployment locations for the country's soldiers. [...]

Published on 23/06/2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Jean-Pierre Lacroix
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Mali
MINUSMA's thousand new Chadian peacekeepers to be deployed in the North

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MINUSMA on the lookout for more attack helicopters

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Chad, Togo and Ivory Coast vie for blue helmet contracts

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Barkhane withdrawal puts MINUSMA medical services on the spot

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Francophone Africa loses key United Nations posts

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

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