G5 Sahel summit: Macron, regional leaders discuss jihadist insurgency

Name: G5 Sahel summit: Macron, regional leaders discuss jihadist insurgency
Uploaded: 2021-02-15T15:16:07+00:00
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- are to attend the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink.

Issued on: 15/02/2021 - 16:16

France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region. Leaders of the so-called G5 Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- are to attend the two-day summit in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, with French President Emmanuel Macron attending via videolink.

G5 Sahel force
Emmanuel Macron
French military
jihad
AQIM
Sahel
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
France
Africa
terrorism
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