DW AfricaLink — Story of the Week — G5 Sahel organization to fight terrorism disintegrates
The Sahel region's five-member intergovernmental organization that has been fighting terrorism with international support is now in tatters. Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have all exited. What could happen next if the G5 Sahel has only Chad and Mauritania left while armed extremists groups continue to criss-cross the Sahel?