Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The demise of the Bachar Al-Assad regime in Syria is giving the Sahelian juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso second thoughts on how much they can count on Russia to protect them. Moscow has been telling them that it is there for the long run and that they can count...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
By Arezki Daoud – Foreign mining companies in the #Sahel are experiencing a nightmare scenario. Escalating tensions in the region are being experienced by two major disputes highlighting several intersecting factors that include control of natural resources,...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
By Arezki Daoud: What is happening in Syria cannot leave us insensitive to the plight of the Syrian people, who have endured decades of abuse from the Assad family and its cronies. From the father Hafad al-Assad to his son Bachar al-Assad, the Syrian people...
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Photo of Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo Burkina Faso has a new Prime Minister, after the December 6, 2024, ousting by junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traoré, of Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela. The following day, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo was appointed Prime...
Monday, November 11, 2024
Chadian President Mahamat Déby’s support for Sudan’s Hemedti amid the Sudanese conflict has sparked tension at home, risking political instability and opposition within Chad’s military and ruling elite. ________ This analysis is reserved for clients subscribing to The...
Monday, November 11, 2024
Lafarge’s indictment for financing terrorism reveals corporate entanglements with ISIS to maintain operations in Syria. In Personne morale, Justine Augier exposes how multinationals like Lafarge navigate ethics and profit in conflict zones, raising questions on global...
Monday, November 11, 2024
Mining companies that have been operating in the Sahel for a long time are now experiencing a tectonic shift in their industry’s landscape in the region. The Sahel has always attracted entrepreneurial companies from far away Canada, Australia, Russia, South Africa and...
Thursday, November 7, 2024
The issue of succession in government is extremely important in that clear rules of engagement are required for stability. Whether it is the royalties of England, Spain and Morocco, or on how governments change leaders as we are witnessing in the US with the...
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Africa has been a low priority for virtually all US administrations, be they republicans or democrats. It is true that Donald Trump has been more belligerent and vocal about his positions on Africa, but even Democrats have shown no interest in playing a more effective...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Northern Mali has always been a region of turmoil, and the responsibility for the misery there starts with the central government in Bamako. Violence, social, economic and environmental turmoil has hit the people of the Azawad region hard, deeply affecting the Tuareg,...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Algeria’s draft Finance Law for the year 2025 earmarks record spending for its military and defense. The Ministry of Defense, which oversees the country’s armed forces, will receive more than US$25 billion, an increase of over 10% compared to 2024. The move is...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
While the world is focused on the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, a power struggle continues to destabilize Libya, with protagonists competing for the control of the armed forces. Three factions are now at the center of an ongoing struggle over the fate of the...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Algeria’s southern provinces are experiencing an outbreak of malaria and diphtheria, with the authorities working to reassure that public that “the situation is stable.” The most affected region appears to be Timiaouine, in the Bordj Badji Mokhtar province. The...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
An Algerian military court ordered the provisional detention of a former national police chief, Farid Bencheikh, who carried the title of Director General of National Security. The arrest was commented by many observers of the Algerian political scene, because...
Thursday, September 19, 2024
(Photo from unconfirmed video showing an insurgent burning the presidential plane in Bamako. The person filming the attack speaks in Peul or Fulani language) By Arezki Daoud: This week’s attacks on the Malian capital of Bamako highlight the junta’s difficulty in...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
With dense ties to West Africa, Morocco now has its first Mpox case, identified in the tourism city of Marrakech. This marks the first case in North Africa, prompting an immediate activation of emergency protocols and a damage-control communication strategy coming...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, Bamako, the capital of Mali, was the target of coordinated attacks claimed by the JNIM. At least two military sites, including a gendarmerie training facility, were raided as early as 5 a.m. The targeted sites were the Faladié...
Thursday, September 12, 2024
By MondAfrique: The three candidates in the Algerian presidential election, including President Tebboune, who was re-elected last Saturday with 94.65% of the vote, have accused the National Independent Election Authority (ANIE) of “irregularities” and...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
There have been more chatter and speculations about the activities of Russia’s mercenaries, formerly known as the Wagner Group, now reportedly called the Afrika Corps in the Sahel. It is unclear if the name “Afrika Corps” is official, but if so, it...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Libya is back in the news again, and it is not good news. At the center of it all, once again, are the two types of power struggles we are witnessing. On the one hand, there is a permanent conflict between Libya’s rival governments, and on the other hand, there...
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Morocco’s agricultural sector is a major engine of economic activity. It is also the biggest source of employment, with substantial impact on the rural economy. As a leading exporter to Europe and eslewhere, there are concerns that the ongoing drought and...
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Moroccans love a good cup of tea. Mint tea is their favorite, and it is often prepared by first brewing green tea and then soaking mint leaves in it and adding sugar. Where does the green tea come from? China. This year, Morocco has become China’s biggest...
Friday, August 23, 2024
Every summer, the Sahara and Sahel regions experience floodings that cause deaths and damage. This year, however, the magnitude of the destruction appears more severe. In this month of August, devastating rains and floods hit the corridor stretching from southern...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
By Arezki Daoud: If you were born in 1990, you are now 34 years old. This means in 2011 you just turned 21 and unless you were born interested in global politics, you probably don’t even know who Muamar Gaddafi is. Let me give you a two-to three-minute background....
Monday, August 19, 2024
By MondAfrique: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared monkeypox, also known as Mpox, a “public health emergency of continental security.” This alert enables the mobilization of resources and better coordination of...
Monday, August 12, 2024
Algeria is making progress in convincing Niger and Nigeria to go ahead with the construction of the trans-Saharan gas pipeline. Two events emerged recently that created uncertainty and risk for this project. The shift from the Mohamed Bezzoum regime to the military...
Thursday, August 8, 2024
I like the Dominican Republic. It is a joyful country with wonderful people, and well… it is the Caribbeans, after all. I make frequent visits there, given the short distance from Miami, at just about an hour-and-a-half flight. Although it would be fun to sail...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Enregistrez-vous gratuirement pour recevoir et avoir accès à nos articles en français. La Russie voit un bon “retour sur son investissement” (ROI) au Sahel. Le Mali et le Niger ont tous deux rompu leurs liens avec l’Ukraine après que l’agence...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Russia is seeing a good “return on its investment” in the Sahel. Both Mali and Niger have cut their ties with Ukraine after Kiev’s intelligence agency GUR said it was involved in the clash at the end of July that claimed the lives of dozens of Russian...
Monday, August 5, 2024
L’Ukraine a de bonnes raisons de saboter les opérations russes à travers le monde. Elles sont en guerre. Il n’est donc pas surprenant qu’elles se nuisent mutuellement partout où elles se trouvent à travers le monde. Alors que les Ukrainiens se...
Monday, August 5, 2024
Ukraine has a good reason to sabotage Russia’s operations around the world. They are at war. And so it is no surprise that they both undermine each other wherever they are around the world. While the Ukrainians have been battling a Russian onslaught on their own...
Monday, August 5, 2024
Texte original en anglais: L’entreprise d’évaluation des risques MEA Risk LLC signale une détérioration accélérée du climat de sécurité au Sahel. Les données recueillies par MEA Risk indiquent que, tandis que les affrontements entre les juntes et les...
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Stability tracking firm MEA Risk LLC reports an accelerated deterioration of the security climate in the Sahel. Data collected by MEA Risk indicates that while clashes between juntas and insurgents continue to escalate, the militaries of Mali and Niger have been using...
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Algeria and France are now going through another diplomatic crisis, culminating with the recall of Algeria’s ambassador from his post in Paris, after France endorsed Morocco’s plan on the Wester Sahara. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria is...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Traduit de cet article original: Le roi Mohammed VI célèbre ses 25 ans de règne. L’événement a été célébré à travers tout le Maroc et, dans un moment d’échange, le roi a reçu un cadeau massif de la part de la France et a rendu la liberté à certains...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
King Mohammed VI is celebrating 25 years on the throne. The event was celebrated nationwide in Morocco, and in a give-and-take moment, the King receiving a massive gift from France and gave back the freedom to some journalists and activists who have been in prison....
Monday, July 29, 2024
Our colleagues of Mondafrique have released the following update. With its unmatched connections in the Sahel and West Africa, Mondafrique is one of the best sources of information on the region. Mondafrique: Fierce fighting that raged until Saturday at the...
Monday, July 29, 2024
There is a raw communications war taking place between the government of Mali and its foes in the north, namely the Touaregs. Ongoing clashed between Malian troops, allegedly aided by their hired Russian mercenaries on the one hand, and separatist Touareg groups in...
Monday, July 29, 2024
Niger is the new energy producing hub in the Sahel and as such, it is providing hope for other nations in the region that their energy problems would be reduced given Niger’s hydrocarbon reserves. Niger already has a deal to supply Mali. But there has been a...
Friday, July 26, 2024
Egypt is sending mix signals on its human rights records. Some in Cairo’s political system are trying hard to project the image of an Egypt complying with international human rights standards, but the security apparatus remains active in undermining those efforts and...
