Ghana’s President says security in Sahel has ‘worsened’ since French troops left

Ghana’s President says security in Sahel has ‘worsened’ since French troops left

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said he hoped Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger would rejoin the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc. The decision of the military juntas in the three countries to withdraw from ECOWAS was a setback, and Akufo-Addo added, the security situation has worsened since the departure of French troops from the Sahel region last year. 

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