Abandoning the Sahel

Africa is not doomed. Its future depends on what it does next. Even Senegal, technically part of the Sahel, is not doomed. Having a coastline probably helps, but so does reasonably good government.

On Dec. 31, 2023, the last of 12,000 UN peacekeepers left Mali, ordered out by the military regime that seized power after two successive coups in 2020 and 2021. It's estimated there are 63,222 displaced persons in Mali.Photograph courtesy MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

January 3, 2024

LONDON, U.K.—On Dec. 31, 2023, the last of 12,000 United Nations peacekeeping troops left Mali, ordered out by the military regime that seized power after two successive coups in 2020 and 2021. They leave behind them 310 Blue Helmets killed over 10 years, and a country in ...

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