Russia-Ukraine conflict finds new battleground in Africa’s Sahel

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Mali's foreign minister accused Ukraine of openly supporting groups in the Sahel to undermine Mali's territorial integrity, an allegation he made at the United Nations. The report frames the Russia-Ukraine conflict as extending into Africa, amid claims involving armed and criminal groups.

"In Africa and the Sahel, (Ukraine) is providing clear and open support to terrorist groups and other mafia-like groups to undermine our country's territorial integrity," Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop alleged at the United Nations in September. The post Russia-Ukraine conflict finds new battleground in Africa’s Sahel appeared first on Vanguard News.