Ivorian intelligence chief resumes contact with Bamako over jihadist threat
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ivoireactu
Ivorian intelligence chief Vassiriki Traoré travelled to Bamako with a three-person delegation at the invitation of his Malian counterpart Modibo Koné. The renewed contact notably aims to promote cooperation against the jihadist threat and secure the Abidjan-Bamako corridor, according to LSI Africa.
Ivory Coast’s intelligence chief, Vassiriki Traoré, travelled to Bamako on 15 October at the invitation of his Malian counterpart, Modibo Koné, director general of the National State Security Agency (ANSE). He was accompanied by two people, according to LSI Africa.
The visit is the first known public contact in several years between the intelligence services of Ivory Coast and Mali, two neighbouring countries whose relations have become strained amid the jihadist threat. No official statement has reported on its content, reports LSI Africa.
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