Sahel leaders Blame International Community for Libya Debacle.

Niamey, 17 December 2019( Lana) Leader of the five Sahel nations, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger, and Burkina Faso have said that lack of security in the region was because of the situation in Libya. In a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency summit they held in Niamey, the leaders blamed the international community for this and demanded bigger engagement in the war against terror in the Sahel region. They appealed to the international community to continue to support the joint force, and demanded that the UN Security Council give the force a mandate under chapter seven. The leaders stressed the need to put up all the resources needed to combat terrorism in all forms. 'Lack of security and stability in Libya is the core of terrorism phenomenon in the region, the President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Kabore said in a press conference at the end of the summit. =Lana=