The 83 countries and member organizations of the international coalition against the organization Islamic State warned on Monday 28 June against the emergence of this organization in Africa.
For the first time since 2019, the coalition was held face to face in Rome at ministerial level. Several African countries attended this meeting, such as the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mauritania, Morocco or Libya. Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mozambique have also been invited.
The situation in the Sahel and West Africa, where ISIS influence and its branches are increasing, was mentioned: Italy called for the formation of a new working group to combat, “the growing threat from ISIS in Africa” and France called for “maintaining very strong pressure”.
As for the leadership of this coalition, the United States claimed multilateralism as the best way to combat the threat to ISIS. “President Biden has made it clear that the United States wants to work with its partners around the world,” Marissa Scott-Torres, a spokeswoman for the US State Department, insisted on Houda Ibrahim’s microphone. In the case of Daesh, 2018, the coalition agreed to initially focus its activities on West Africa and the Sahel and to pay increased attention to the activities of Daesh branches and affiliates around the world. ”
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Marissa Scott-Torres recalls that in November 2020, the United States and Nigeria convened “a virtual meeting with members of the Global Coalition against Daesh and representatives of relevant West African states and regional organizations. To discuss the Daesh threat in West Africa and funds for the coalition to contribute to collective efforts aimed at securing the lasting defeat of Daesh in West Africa and Boko Haram. “
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