The UN peacekeeping head said on November 12, 2021, that the issue in Africa’s Sahel region is volatile because of insecurity and instability.
Highlights:
According to the chief, millions of people have been displaced, children have been unable to attend school, and many people lack access to primary Health care as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
While speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on the G5 Sahel force, he emphasized his worries.
Five African countries, Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, formed the G5 Sahel force.
In 2017, the force was established to combat the growing terrorist threat in the vast Sahel region.