Abidjan, July 7, 2025 (AFP) - Ambushes, mines, kidnappings: the Sahel's roads of fear

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2025-07-07

In the Sahel, a region plagued by jihadist violence, there are roads people steer clear of and others they travel on with their heart in their mouth. Such was the case for Moussa, when in March he had to take his mother's body to another village for burial, forcing him onto National route 15 in central Mali. While on it, he witnessed a terrifying scene -- jihadists on motorcycles, armed with military-grade weapons, their heads wrapped in turbans......

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