Terrorist attacks are on the rise in West Africa as French President Emmanuel Macron urges other countries to play their part
The violence blamed on radical groups rampaging across villages and towns in the Sahel region of Africa has killed around 2,000 people so far this year, according to a newThat figure marks a tenfold rise over the number of fatalities recorded in 2015, highlighting the urgency to deal with the threat posed by a myriad of terrorist groups, says the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
The Macina Liberation Front , the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and Ansaroul Islam are the most active groups in the region, which is rich in natural resources but has historically suffered from government neglect and lack of development. “ISGS has exploited anger over cattle theft to exacerbate tensions between Tuareg nomads, seen as cattle rustlers, and the Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border.” The increased threat has pushed the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to hire thousands of more soldiers to carry out multiple security operations.
A 5000-men strong regional security force, G5 Sahel, which also includes soldiers from Chad and Mauritania, is also active in securing the border region of Burkina Faso and Mali where many of the attacks have taken place.
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