UNSC discusses Sahel violence
The G5 Joint Force was set up by the Sahel countries – Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Niger – two years ago, but it’s still barely operational, lacking funding and key equipment.
Burkina Faso has appealed to world powers to form a new international coalition to combat increasing violence in Africa‘s Sahel region.
The country’s foreign minister made the plea to the United Nations, which already has a task force in the area.
Al Jazeera’s diplomatic editor James Bays reports.
Published On 17 May 2019