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#CEN-SAD

A new counter-terrorism unit consisting of representation from 28 Sahel-Saharan countries will be formed with a headquarters in Egypt, announced Egypt's Minister of Defense. The agreement of the the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) comes after a two-day conference held in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. The new counter-terrorism unit will include the sharing of intelligence, joint border controls to combat terrorism, and other measures aimed at curbing trans-border criminal activity. Another meeting will be held to…