Mali Premier Says Seeking New Partners in Terrorism Fight
- West Africa is facing growing threat from jihadist groups
- Allies are concerned that Bamako wants deal with Russian group
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Mali is seeking new partners to help the country fend off Islamist militants now that France plans to scale back its counterterrorism force in West Africa’s Sahel region.
“We’re already seeing how some of our partners are moving their forces to other countries, leaving vast territories unprotected,” Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga said in comments at a press conference posted on news site Le Jalon. “If those partners decide to leave entirely, shouldn’t we have a Plan B?”