Worried Togo finds itself on front line of Sahel’s jihadist war

Jihadist fighters attack and kill those who pass on Togo’s northern border with Burkina Faso, where militant Islamism is spreading through Africa’s Sahel region. Just a dried-out river bed separates the two West African countries. To keep radicals out, Togo’s authorities rely on both hard military strength and the soft power of cultural leaders. N°1PS7NJN°1Q03TP