Mali: l'Alliance des États du Sahel réagit a minima aux attaques des jihadistes et rebelles touaregs
Following the coordinated attacks on April 25 and 26 between jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), the head of the Malian junta, General Assimi Goïta, has so far remained silent. The two other countries in the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Niger and Burkina Faso, allies of Bamako, issued a statement but did not intervene.
The statement issued by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) on Monday, April 27, denounced "a plot supported by enemies" following attacks in Mali by the jihadists of JNIM and the Tuareg rebels of the FLA. However, Niger and Burkina Faso have not announced any concrete action. The Liptako-Gourma Charter, which established the AES in 2023, stipulates a duty of assistance and support among the three allies in the event of an attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of any one of them.
Over a year ago, Niamey, Ouagadougou, and Bamako announced the creation of a unified Special Economic and Monetary Union (SEM) force to combat terrorism, with a planned strength of 5,000 troops. Its command post is located in Niamey, at Air Base 101 near the airport, which housed Operation Barkhane before the French troops withdrew. This force has already been deployed, but only in border areas.
According to Jean-Hervé Jézéquel, director of the Sahel project at the International Crisis Group, the urban fighting in Mali makes it difficult for its allies to use air support. Niger and Burkina Faso may also be hesitant to deploy their forces, given that they themselves are facing the terrorist threat.
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