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In a November interview, Morocco's foreign minister said his country plans to bring Central Sahel countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali "out of isolation" with a joint development and port access package known as The Atlantic Initiative. As they battle militants linked to terror groups, Central Sahel countries have turned away from regional and international partners, so what can their neighbors do to reach out to them? Henry Wilkins reports.