UNITED NATIONS, New York
Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye of Senegal slammed the Security council for its inertia regarding the deaths and destabilization that have befallen the Sahel.
The president was addressing
Wednesday (Sep. 25) the United Nations General assembly.
“We cannot accept that the
Sahel becomes the scene of rivalries between foreign powers, whose clashes only
aggravate the destabilization of the region," Faye said.
" I must recall here that
peace and security in Africa are inseparable from world peace. It is imperative
that the Security Council fully fulfils its role as guarantor of international
stability.”
Last August, comments by
Ukrainian officials who said that Kyiv had played a role in attacks by
separatist rebels in Tinzawaten, northeastern Mali, were called out by Malian
authorities.
Since the jihadi threat
continued to expand, most Western governments were ordered to pull out their
forces from Sahel states in recent years after military coups in Mali, Burkina
Faso, and Niger.
In his 10-minute-long speech,
the president also called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the end of unfair economic
practises which hinder the prosperity of countries of the Global South.
He notably pointed to:
"illegal commerce and tax evasion».
The 44-year-old leader also
called for a proper representation of Africa at governing levels in
multilateral institutions.
Regarding the climate crisis,
he urged economically developed nations who bear a "historic"
responsibility to step up effort to finance a "just and equitable
transition".
"We must protect our
planet without sacrificing the right most vulnerable nations have to continue
their walk on the way to development".
Faye also rebuked the
unilateral introduction of civilizational norms who, he said, goes against
world stability and peace.
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