West Africa Sub-Saharan countries New corona and threat of militants May 14 8:17
Eight Islamic soldiers were killed in Burkina Faso on the 11th, as terrorist attacks and attacks by Islamic extremists continued while the new coronavirus infection spreads to countries south of the Sahara Desert in West Africa. Although the president has complained that security measures should be remembered, countries in the Sahel are struggling in the face of infectious diseases and militant threats.
In the countries of the Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert, radical groups such as the IS = Islamic State are emerging. Government troops were attacked in the eastern part of Burkina Faso on the 11th, and according to reports from the field, soldiers 8 Person died.
In the western part of neighboring Niger, three villages were attacked on the 9th, and at least 20 people were killed, including the shooting of residents.
The turmoil caused by militant terrorism and raids is widespread, and according to the United Nations, last month alone, 23,000 people had fled to Niger from neighboring Nigeria.
Under these circumstances, the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading in the Sahel region, with more than 760 cases including 4 cabinet members in Burkina Faso and more than 850 cases in Niger.
President Burkina Faso's Kabole made a statement yesterday, saying that "we should not forget security measures due to the emergency situation regarding the new coronavirus", but in the face of infectious diseases and militant threats, it is the poorest in the world Countries in the Sahel region are in trouble.
UN "One of the biggest concerns"
"We continue to be one of the biggest concerns for the Secretary-General," the UN spokeswoman Dujaric said at a news conference yesterday on the situation in the Sahel region.
Among them, a spokesman pointed out that the countries in the Sahel region are in an unstable political situation and lack support from the international community, which leads to terrorist attacks and attacks by militants.
Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement on the 10th, saying that three PKO members who were patrolling in Mali, the country of the Sahel, died of a bomb that was supposedly set by an armed force, and said, It is a serious act. "
On the other hand, in five countries in the Sahel region, as of December 12, a total of approximately 2000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus.
The United Nations emphasizes the importance of measures against infectious diseases as well as strengthening PKO's activities, saying that there is a risk that the function of medical facilities will be weakened due to battle and terrorist attacks and the spread of infection will increase.