Antony Blinken: With Wagner in Burkina Faso and Mali, ‘violence and extremism are getting worse’

“In Mali, in Burkina Faso, when they call on – and when others call on – outside forces like Wagner to try to address security issues, what do we see? We see that the problems become even worse, more difficult. Violence, extremism, terrorism are getting worse in states that have called on Wagner.” The assessment of the US top diplomat, Antony Blinken.

Security, economy, democracy

While in Lagos as part of his tour of West Africa since early this week, the US Secretary of State spoke to The Africa Report for a filmed interview.

The US Secretary of State arrived in Lagos on 23 January where he saw Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The two discussed economic and security matters, including how US investors are stymied by Nigeria’s lack of access to foreign exchange.

Blinken has also been to Cabo Verde and Côte d’Ivoire, where he discussed security issues with Alassane Ouattara. In Angola, he is scheduled to meed with President João Lourenço.

Source » theafricareport.com