Sahel: Mali and Niger juntas use lethal drones, populations fleeing northern Mali

Posted On 4 August 2024

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Stability tracking firm MEA Risk LLC reports an accelerated deterioration of the security climate in the Sahel. Data collected by MEA Risk indicates that while clashes between juntas and insurgents continue to escalate, the militaries of Mali and Niger have been using drones to conduct air raids that often end in the killing of civilians. Coming to the help of the Malian junta, soldiers from Burkina Faso have been dispatched to northern Mali to confront the fighters of the Azawad Movement, which has been seeking autonomy from the central government of Bamako.  The rapidly deteriorating situation is prompting tens of thousands of people to flee central and northern Mali, often moving inside Mauritania, causing additional strains to the regions where they settle.

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