La situation touche le Mali, mais aussi la région du Sahel, puisqu’au cours des dernières années, le Nord du Mali, le Niger, la Mauritanie et certaines régions de l’Algérie sont devenus un refuge pour les groupes extrémistes.
It's a Malian problem, but it's part of a broader Sahel problem in that across that region of northern Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and the parts of Algeria running across that part of Africa, over the last few years it has become increasingly a haven for some terrorist extremist groups.