Senegal Has Not Joined the AES and Will Not Send Soldiers to the Malian Border

Author: Elvis GOUZAPublished on: October 28, 2026Country: Senegal

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Senegal Has Not Joined the AES and Will Not Send Soldiers to the Malian Border

A TikTok video posted on October 18 claims that Senegal has joined the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and will send troops to fight terrorism in Mali. The claim is false: no official Senegalese or AES communication confirms it. Footage of Bassirou Diomaye Faye in military clothing was taken during a visit to the Kédougou camp in Mali on October 18, 2024, and was reused in an edited video.

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