Seidik Abba: "Terrorists are determined to extend the threat to all of West Africa"

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The debris of the vehicle carrying 6 French and 2 Nigeriens, killed in an attack Sunday, August 9, 2020, in the Kouré region, south-east of Niamey. BOUREIMA HAMA / AFP

By: François Mazet Follow

An attack cost the lives of 8 people including 6 French nationals this Sunday, August 9 in the Kouré giraffe reserve, a protected area in Niger, the journalist and essayist Seidik Abba, specialist in terrorist groups in the Sahel area, is our guest. Despite the progress recorded since the beginning of the year in the Sahel on the security plan, the terrorists wanted to prove their capacity for nuisance according to Seidik Abba who also believes that this attack will be a hard blow for the economy of Niger, by affecting a rare tourist areas in the country. Especially since it comes a few months before the presidential election scheduled for the end of December.

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