The juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger ranked among the countries most affected by terrorism claim that restoring security or maintaining stability is the main motivation behind their takeovers.
They argue that the deterioration of security in all three countries warrants exceptional measures, many of which conflict with their human rights obligations.
Despite broader operations and strategy, populations in the Sahel do not have uniform opinions about the military’s ability to eradicate existing security threats.
This week, we gauge opinions on the military’s confidence in ending insecurity.