African countries no longer require the presence of colonial troops due to their ineffectiveness, Moscow’s UN envoy says Moscow supports the deployment of a joint force by Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali to combat terrorism in the Sahel region, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has stated. The Russian envoy made the statement during a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, which focused on strengthening counter-terrorism in Africa. “The security situation on the