Last week, 89 soldiers from Niger were killed in what has become an increasingly volatile crisis in the Sahel.
As President Macron & his counterparts in the region discuss tackling Islamist militants in West Africa, we look closely at the numbers of this deadly conflict.
As President Macron & his counterparts in the region discuss tackling Islamist militants in West Africa, we look closely at the numbers of this deadly conflict.
In 2012 an alliance of separatist & Islamist militants took over northern Mali, prompting France to intervene.
A peace deal was signed in 2015, but not fully implemented & new armed groups expanded across the Sahel region resulting in a sharp increase in casualties.
A peace deal was signed in 2015, but not fully implemented & new armed groups expanded across the Sahel region resulting in a sharp increase in casualties.
Jihadist violence is not the only reason for the high death toll in the Sahel.
National security forces & other armed groups have also been responsible for the large numbers of casualties in Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger.
National security forces & other armed groups have also been responsible for the large numbers of casualties in Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger.
Violence in the region left just under one million people displaced at the end of 2019 with over 500,000 fleeing their homes in Burkina Faso alone.
