Blinken says anti-IS coalition should focus on Africa

The international coalition against Islamic State terrorist group should pay special attention to the situation in African countries, the US Secretary of State stated at a joint press conference with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.

According to the head of the American foreign policy agency, the coalition has achieved “outstanding success” in the liberation of the areas seized by IS militants in Iraq and Syria, the elimination of the leaders of this terrorist group and the “elimination of the threat” from its side. “However, the threat remains. And beyond that, it is moving to other places, notably to parts of Africa, which is why we’ve had to focus today and in our coalition on some of the challenges being faced by African partners, notably in the Sahel and in West Africa,” said Blinken.