The president of Burkina
Faso says the international community needs to focus on ending the instability
in Libya in order to stop terrorism spreading across the region.
Speaking
at the G7 summit in France, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré also said
that to bring peace to Africa's Sahel region, international partners needed to
invest in development as well as in a military solution.
Since the overthrow of Libya's long-time
leader Muammar Gaddafi nine years ago, weapons looted from the North African
nation have been used by jihadists and militias across the Sahel region and the
insecurity is getting worse every month.
President Kaboré said that if Libya was stabilized then the international fight against the Islamist militants would be
more effective.
Mr Kaboré called for the
counter-terrorism force operating in the region - known as the G5 - to be
properly funded.
The mission has been undermined by a
shortage of funds and a lack of training and equipment.
Last week, at least 24 soldiers were
killed in the north of Burkina Faso when jihadists stormed a military base.
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