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Can new AES Unified Force stamp out terror in the Sahel?

Lolade Adewuyi
December 23, 2025

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have created a joint military force to combat terrorism. But there are questions about how the Alliance of Sahel States trio will fund it.

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