CEP contributor Pieter Van Ostaeyen interviewed: “Civilians in the Sahel region are caught between warring factions. From jihadists from IS and al-Qaeda, to Russian mercenaries and government troops from the military juntas. There seems to be no end in sight to the hopeless cocktail of violence in the Sahel. The name Sekou has been changed for security reasons. His real name is known to us. The data in this video about jihadist activities in the region can be found here: https://acleddata.com/”