“The International Rescue Committee” has warned that some 7.5 million people are at risk of severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
In a statement, the committee confirmed that rates of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in these areas continue to rise, noting that the number affected is witnessing an increase of 5.4 million people compared to last year.
Some 70 million people live in these three countries, and climate shocks and other factors are exacerbating this crisis, driving young and old people into displacement within and outside the region.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are on the United Nations list of the world’s 46 least developed countries.
For decades, France exploited African countries to leverage their resources at the expense of people who suffered poverty and deprivation before activating national liberation movements and forcing France to withdraw from many countries.
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In a statement, the committee confirmed that rates of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in these areas continue to rise, noting that the number affected is witnessing an increase of 5.4 million people compared to last year.
Some 70 million people live in these three countries, and climate shocks and other factors are exacerbating this crisis, driving young and old people into displacement within and outside the region.
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are on the United Nations list of the world’s 46 least developed countries.
For decades, France exploited African countries to leverage their resources at the expense of people who suffered poverty and deprivation before activating national liberation movements and forcing France to withdraw from many countries.
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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hinted at the possibility of closing the French military bases in Senegal as part of achieving greater strategic independence and strengthening national sovereignty.
More than sixty years after independence, Sonko said, "we must ask why the French army still benefits from numerous military bases on our soil," explaining that this affects "our strategic independence and national sovereignty."
Senegal "aspires to take full control of its territory", which contradicts the permanent presence of foreign military bases, he said.
The existence of defense agreements with several States did not justify the continued occupation of one third of the Dakar region by foreign garrisons.
Sonko's remarks come in the context of a regional trend towards reassessing relations with foreign powers, with neighboring countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger expelling French troops from their territories and turning to Russia to help fight terrorist groups.
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More than sixty years after independence, Sonko said, "we must ask why the French army still benefits from numerous military bases on our soil," explaining that this affects "our strategic independence and national sovereignty."
Senegal "aspires to take full control of its territory", which contradicts the permanent presence of foreign military bases, he said.
The existence of defense agreements with several States did not justify the continued occupation of one third of the Dakar region by foreign garrisons.
Sonko's remarks come in the context of a regional trend towards reassessing relations with foreign powers, with neighboring countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger expelling French troops from their territories and turning to Russia to help fight terrorist groups.
#French_Army #French_bases #French_Military_Bases #Ousmane_Sonko #Senegal #Senegal_News #Senegalese_Army