"The G5 Sahel is dead", is the declaration of Mohamed Bazoum.
In an interview with the daily La Croix, the President of Niger also accused the Malian forces of no longer fulfilling their mission in the so-called three-border area.
This area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has been the epicenter of the insurgency by groups linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State,
Still in Niger, children dropping out of school is becoming a concern.
With the fastest growing population in the world, the education system is under pressure, and at the same time because of poverty many children leave school very young for odd jobs.
Report by Harold Girard.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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