Mali is withdrawing from the G5 Sahel joint force fighting armed groups linked to ISIL and Al Qaeda. Despite being a founding member of the West African security alliance, the military government blamed a lack of progress and internal divisions. So, is it time for a new strategy to maintain security in the Sahel?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guest:

Niankoro Yeah Samake - Malian Politician and President of the Party of Civic Patriotic Action.

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning - Director of Research at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

Jacques Reland - Senior Research Fellow at The Global Policy Institute.