Rep. Panetta Leads Bipartisan Call for Classified Briefing on U.S. Strategy in Sahel Region of Africa
May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release:
United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) led a bipartisan letter requesting a classified briefing from the United States Departments of Defense and State to conduct Congressional oversight of the government's strategy for our withdrawal from Chad and Niger, and our broader strategy to combat expanding violent extremism in the Sahel. For years, the Sahel in Africa has seen surges in p . . .
United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) led a bipartisan letter requesting a classified briefing from the United States Departments of Defense and State to conduct Congressional oversight of the government's strategy for our withdrawal from Chad and Niger, and our broader strategy to combat expanding violent extremism in the Sahel. For years, the Sahel in Africa has seen surges in p . . .