Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno announced on Monday evening the sending of 1,200 soldiers to the so-called
“three borders” area
, between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, to fight against jihadists, on the sidelines of the G5 Sahel summit in N'Djamena, according to a tweet from the presidency.
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G5 Sahel defense ministers (Chad, Niger, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso) traveled to N'Guigmi, Niger, near the border with Chad, on Monday, where soldiers are currently stationed who will then be deployed in the "three borders" region, according to Chadian state television.
The announcement of the sending of a Chadian contingent had already been made several times, without ever having been acted upon.