INSTABILITY INCREASES IN THE DELSAHEL REGION
The Sahel region is one of the most troubled spots in Africa. It serves as a refuge for extremist gangs such as “Islamic Jidad in the Sahel. And the latest event has been the military coup in Niger.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues to study the possibility of a military intervention in Niger to restore the legitimate president, Mohamed Bazoum, to his post.
The military junta has the support of the leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso, of military origin. On the contrary, Nigeria and the Ivory Coast maintain two possibilities to reinstate Bazoum: diplomatic negotiation or military intervention.
Algeria opposes a military solution and maintains that the president, Bazoum, should return to office once the military junta is convinced that this is the best solution.
But the problem is that the military coup in Niger has unleashed increased activity by terrorist gangs operating in the Sahel.
The July 26 coup in Niger, the latest in the region, where presidential guards ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, was met with swift condemnation by the international community, including the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States.
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