Mohamed Bazoum: In Mali, a jihadist takeover of Menaka is “possible”
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In a joint interview with RFI and France 24 awarded in New York on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, emphasized that in northeastern Mali, “ The situation in the Menaka region has completely deteriorated since Barkhane’s departure “.
The Nigerian Head of State specifies: The Malian armed forces in Menaka, they will be there with their Russian lieutenants, but this did not prevent this deterioration and the tension between the Fulani and Tuareg communities was not as severe as it is today. There is a risk of large-scale massacres among these communities Could the cities of Menaka and Gao fall into the hands of the jihadists? “Menaka, very likely,” answers the President of Niger. I am convinced that the EIGS jihadists intend to attack Menaka. They are militarily capable of that. I don’t think they can attack Zhao, but they have made a lot of progress around Zhao “.
In this interview with Christophe Boisboufer and Marc Perelman, President Bazoum also spoke about the current crisis between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. Regarding the arrest of 49 Côte d’Ivoire soldiers in Mali on July 10, he said: “Alassane Ouattara was” betrayal by his financial neighbor.
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