Mali Bound

Sahel: Mali military junta rules out return to normal for at least five yearsF

Mali's lawmakers on Monday approved a plan allowing the military junta to rule for up to five years, AFP journalists said, despite regional sanctions imposed on the country over delayed elections. After staging a coup in the impoverished Sahel state in August 2020,...
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Sahel: France announces troop withdrawal from Mali: ImplicationsF

What next for Mali as France plans military pullout? By Amaury Hauchard, with Laurent Lozano in Dakar France's announcement on Thursday that it will withdraw its military from Mali marks a profound shift in the balance of power in the Sahel. Allied forces from...
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Sahel: Fake news flooding troubled regionF

By Amaury Hauchard, with Boureima Hama in Niamey Fake news is flooding Africa's conflict-ridden Sahel, according to experts, sowing discord and confusion in the increasingly volatile region. Doctored news bulletins and altered photos often spread like wildfire on...
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Sahel: Belgium is no longer sending troops to MaliF

Belgium has for now ruled out deploying a contingent of some 250 troops to Mali, the Belgian defence minister's office told AFP on Tuesday, as European forces withdraw from the region. Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder told a committee in the Belgian Parliament that...
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