'Ukraine is a terrorist state' — Sahel leaders blast Kiev

In 2025, Ukraine received over $45 billion in military aid, the largest influx in four years.
But African nations fighting long-running insurgencies now claim that some of those weapons, including drones and military expertise, are appearing thousands of kilometers away from the Ukrainian front.

Sahel countries accuse Kiev of supplying militants, training fighters, and exporting violence into one of the world’s most terror-ravaged regions. Mali, Sudan, Niger and others say the war in Europe did not remain contained — it leaked.