In what has been termed, Africa's coup-belt, the governments of these several nations are being overrun by Jihadists associated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, claims Senegal's President in a forthright interview appearing in the Economist, October 28 issue, p. 43.
He places his faith in the UN forces to push back on these Muslim extremists. Certainly, ECOWAS as a organization of trading partners is not equipped to have an effect on Muslim aggression.
Mr. Sall is up for re-election in this African bastion of democratic values in February.
Russia is moving in to this region of Africa, probably because of its uranium reserves as well as other minerals that it may be searching for. The United States military has been moderately successful in bringing a semblance of stability to Somalia. Perhaps, the African Union might call upon them for help against the Jihadist rebels.
But these military coups in West Africa bespeak the work of Muslim extremists, too.
My opinion.
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