2023-09-13 13:30:35
The involvement of the European Union in the Sahel has not produced the expected results for the fight once morest jihadists, underline the deputies and the head of European diplomacy. According to Josep Borrell, “ you corrupt military unions » who overthrew elected governments have “not neither the means nor the intention » to fight once morest terrorists.
For the approximately 600 million euros invested over ten years by the European Union in civil and military missions in the Sahel, the results are very meager. “ In the last ten years, we have spent 600 million euros on civilian missions and military training in the Sahel. He trained some 30,000 members of the security forces in Mali and Niger, and 18,000 military personnel. And there you have it, it did not serve to strengthen armed forces which support democratic governments, but which overthrow them “, has indicated Joseph Borrell during a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
However, Josep Borell affirms that we should not overestimate the anti-French, anti-European, anti-Western feelings expressed in spontaneous gatherings where the demonstrators are “ often paid to spread anti-European messages ». L’Union « must not abandon the Sahel », underline the Europeans who now want to support above all the efforts of ECOWAS. The Sahel remains a region strategic » for the security of Europe and the control of migration, he insisted.
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