EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell's acknowledgement comes as the bloc is still reeling after Niger becomes the latest partner in the region to sustain a military coup when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in July.
Around 50,000 security and military personnel were trained in Niger and Mali, Borrell says / Photo: AA Archive.
Borrell said that during that period, around 50,000 security and military personnel had been trained in countries including Niger and Mali. It was the third armed seizure of power in the Sahel in recent years, following putsches in the neighbouring former French colonies of Mali and Burkina Faso.
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