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Cairo calls for boosting regional cooperation to confront terrorism in the Sahel and Sahara

Cairo, Egypt ·

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed the need to activate the mechanisms of the grouping, led by the counterterrorism centre that Cairo hosts. He underlined the importance of regional coordination in the Sahel and Sahara.

The Sahel, a belt south of the Sahara, has seen growing insurgencies by jihadist armed groups in recent years, and Egypt has sought a larger role in African security.

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