A partially successful gamble by French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the 'Barkhane’ summit in Pau. On Monday 13 January, the G5 Sahel heads of state (from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) and Macron approved a joint statement expressing their willingness to cooperate in the fight against jihadist terrorist groups in the Sahel.
The six leaders agreed to focus on the 'Tri-border area' (the area where the territories of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger meet) under the...