Ivory Coast To Splash $430m In Campaign Against Jihadism
June 28, 2022
5:26 am
Ivory Coast on Tuesday revealed that it would spend around $430 million in a three-year campaign which would be geared towards supporting young people in border regions at risk from Sahel jihadists.
The Youth Minister of Mamadou Toure who spoke to reporters said; ‘As part of the fight against vulnerability in northern areas, particularly the six regions bordering Burkina Faso and Mali, the government has launched an ambitious programme of integration and infrastructure for education and health’.
‘The cost amounts to ‘405 million euros,’ he added.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Gulf of Guinea country has …
