Withdrawal from Mali: in an interview the President of Niger marks the end of the G5 Sahel
The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum.
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"
The G5 Sahel is dead
": unambiguous statement by Mohamed Bazoum.
In an exclusive interview granted to the French daily
La Croix
, the President of Niger gives his vision of the new authorities in Mali and the departure of French military forces from the country.
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"
The isolation of Bamako in West Africa is a bad thing for the whole sub-region...
The G5 Sahel is dead
",
attacks Mohamed Bazoum
who develops: "
If this country were in a normal situation, we would be able to develop our cooperation in relation with Barkhane
.
»
For the Head of State, the Malian forces are not fulfilling their mission in the area of the three borders.
“
Our border with Mali is under the control
of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
.
Bamako has not taken over the outposts in this area
.
»
In this long interview with the French newspaper, Mohamed Bazoum also directly challenges French President Emmanuel Macron: "What do you expect from him, questions the journalist?
": "
A more substantial presence of Barkhane and more equipment for our armies
.
»
For the President of Niger, Westerners must change their rules of engagement: “
Westerners in operations take too many precautions.
They need to make a little more sacrifice and not be haunted by losses
.
»
Mohamed Bazoum finally expresses himself on the anti-French feeling, for him instrumentalized by "
dispensaries mobilized behind this current
".
Far from expressing a reality for the Head of State: “
On the ground, the populations do not have this problem.
They only ask for one thing
: that
the presence of Westerners contribute to the effective fight against terrorists
.
»
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