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Sahel: Russia pledges continued support to Mali as UN ends MINUSMA mandateF

Russia has renewed its "unstinting support" for Mali after the end of the UN peacekeeping mission in the desert state, Bamako's foreign ministry said Friday. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "renewed his country's unstinting support towards Mali in the...

Sahel: UN Mission to leave Mali, but no timetable set yetF

By Amélie Bottlier-Depois: With the imminent end of the UN's Mali peacekeeping mission seemingly no longer in doubt, negotiations at the UN are still foundering over the timetable for their departure, which Bamako wants "without delay", according to diplomatic...

Mali: Civilians killed by terrorists in Gabero regionF

At least 13 civilians have been killed by suspected jihadists in chronically unstable northern Mali, elected officials who requested anonymity said on Wednesday. "The provisional toll is now 13 dead, a dozen wounded and hundreds of people fleeing several villages in...

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit tradeF

Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as armed groups sought to profit from the illicit trade, the United Nations' drug agency said in its 2023 report. The largest seizures of the drug in...

Podcast: And Now the Environment is Major Factor of Instability in North AfricaF

Podcast: And Now the Environment is Major Factor of Instability in North AfricaF

Sep 23, 2023

As we reach the end of the third quarter 2023, about to enter the tail-end of the year, it is difficult to see a...

Mali: Tuaregs say they shot down two military planes, captured soldiers in intensifying conflictF

Sep 21, 2023

An alliance of armed groups in northern Mali said it has taken several soldiers prisoner and killed a dozen others,...

Sahel: The demise of the ancient city of TimbuktuF

Sahel: The demise of the ancient city of TimbuktuF

Sep 21, 2023

When jihadists in Mali announced they would blockade the ancient city of Timbuktu, residents thought it was just...

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