French PM on jihadist threat in Sahel region of Africa: 'we must not give them any chance' Presidents of Mauritania and Senegal, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and Macky Sall, comment on the importance of the fight against jihadist groups in the Sahel. Joining them at the meeting in Dakar, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says jihadist groups in the region should "not be given any chance, any control." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES