Menace terroriste à la frontière malienne : « Ils sont dans notre zone d’intérêt » (Colonel Seyni Cissé Diop)
"The terrorist threat is real" on the Malian border, particularly in Diboly, a few kilometers from Kidira, which was recently the scene of a terrorist attack. Jihadists from JNIM, the Saharan branch of Al-Qaeda, which is sowing terror in Mali, are now striking in Senegal's area of interest, according to Colonel Seyni Cissé Diop.
A guest on this Sunday's "Objection" program on Sud FM, the United Nations trainer praised the vigilance and commitment of the armed forces in border surveillance, but called on the authorities to invest more in satellite surveillance to prevent threats in advance.
"Terrorist acts have already been perpetrated. Certainly not on national territory, but in Senegal's area of interest. Everything that happens in this area where people and goods transit impacts us. There are risks of destruction of property, infrastructure such as the Manantali dam, the threat to the gold mining area (Sabadola), and risks of kidnapping, and this has already happened with the kidnapping of six Senegalese truck drivers who were eventually released. This reflects the terrorists' desire to block the Dakar-Bamako axis in a context where Senegal is considering expanding the corridor with the port of Ndayane and a railway network," he analyzes.
Hence the urgency, according to him, of investing in another GaïndéSat (named after the first satellite designed and manufactured by Senegal, successfully launched on August 16, 2024) to monitor the borders.
The former senior army officer also insists on the need for sub-regional cooperation to overcome the terrorist threat.
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