“It is an awful massacre that's happened. And I'm afraid we are going to have to expect more similar types of reports. It's a hotspot. It's that tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where there's very significant displacement and violence taking place … The governments are increasingly weak and ineffective. And they are not providing the security that populations need. And so armed groups … are filling those gaps. It's all very serious and it is spreading regionally. This isn't just about the Sahel. There are overspill security incidents now, in countries along the Gulf of Guinea coast. So, think Benin, think Togo. The Ghanaians are particularly worried about what's happening along their border with Burkina Faso. Ivory Coast, also. This is becoming increasingly an international issue.”
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