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Mali junta ends Algiers AgreementF

The ruling junta in Mali announced, on Thursday 25 January, the "end, with immediate effect", of the Algiers agreement signed in 2015 with the pro-autonomy and independence groups based in the north of the country. Long considered essential for stabilizing the...

Russia-Africa: From weapon sales to economic tiesF

By Arezki Daoud: Has the war in Ukraine deter Russia from engagement in Africa? Certainly not!  We know on the security front, a growing number of African states are turning to Russia to supply them with military equipment and security services, judging by the...

Sahel: Russia to experience boost of its influence in the SahelF

By Arezki Daoud: Russia’s influence in the Sahel is about to expand further with more cooperation deals announced by Niger and Russia during the ongoing visit to Moscow of Niger’s Prime Minister and other senior officials.  Speaking to Russian media, Niger’s Defense...

US-Russia competition expands to Mali and the SahelF

The top US military commander for Africa on Thursday suggested that impoverished and jihadist-hit Mali was paying Russian private military company Wagner $10 million a month. France, Mali's former colonial ruler, has accused Wagner's mercenaries of "supporting" Mali's...

Sahel: Europe struggles to respond to changing geopolitics in MaliF

By Daphné Benoit and Stuart Williams France said Tuesday it would decide with its EU partners by mid-February on the future of the French-led anti-jihadist force in Mali after the ruling junta expelled Paris' ambassador. French ambassador Joel Meyer was told on Monday...

Sahel: Regime in Mali initiates talks with former rebels without France’s blessingF

Former Malian rebels have signed a pact designed to "facilitate ties" with the Sahel state's ruling junta, a spokesman for the armed groups said on Thursday. The ex-rebels, who range from former Tuareg separatists to Arab nationalists, had already signed a peace...

Sahel: Mali leaders want more powerF

Mali's military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita. The text, adopted by a cabinet meeting late Friday, provides for the "abolishment of the post of vice-president (of the...

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