# Putin says stability in Sahel states matters to the whole world

https://mins.news/en/item/120710

- TASS, 2026-10-29 12:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2210167

> At the Russia-Africa Summit plenary, Vladimir Putin said stability in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger was extremely important not only for Africa but potentially for the entire world. Commenting on remarks by Mali’s transitional President Assimi Goita, he said he believed everyone agreed.

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