Mali: Barkhane presses on armed groups signatory to the peace agreement

Barkhane presses on armed groups signatory to the peace agreement

An official of the French force Barkhane on Tuesday put pressure on the signatories of the peace agreement in Mali , denouncing the “collusion” between some of the armed groups and jihadist movements active in the north of the country.

“The various operations that we conducted recently (…) demonstrate the collusion between some signatory groups (of the agreement) and armed terrorist groups,“Christian Allavene, the commander of Barkhane forces in Mali , told reporters in Bamako.

“Today we have material evidence that demonstrates this collusion, a certain porosity,” he added, without giving details.