The Sahel, an area afflicted by severe insurgency, will suffer terrible consequences, according to Mahamadou Issoufou, the former president of Niger.
Issoufou added that it was a double standard for the world to pay greater attention to Ukraine while ignoring the Sahel conflict.
“It shocks Africans to see billions of dollars raining down on Ukraine while eyes are diverted from the situation in the Sahel. When we set up – to illustrate what I just said – the G5 Sahel and its joint force; to make the G5 Sahel joint force operational, we needed 400 million dollars, but we never got it.
“The massive support that is given to Ukraine, one has the feeling of having double standards;” said Mahamadou Issoufou, the ex-president of Niger.
The former leader was addressing at the eighth Dakar International Forum, which just ended.
The former leader added that as a result of the international community’s military action in Libya, he held them accountable for the crisis in the Sahel.
Africa has been particularly affected by the war, as import restrictions on fertilizer and wheat have caused food prices to skyrocket.
Allegations of neo-colonialism in Africa frequently target France and the West as a whole, with claims that they attempt to impose policies on local governments or further their own economic interests.
Russia has developed strong ties in the Central African Republic and Mali, which have resulted in Russian military assistance and declining French influence.
Zacharopoulou reassured the group that Paris deploys military missions like the Barkhane force to the Sahel in order to “assist” local army rather than “substitute” them in fighting jihadist insurgencies.
