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Mali: Bamako Strikes Back as JNIM Expands Its Rule$

Over one turbulent weekend in mid‑October 2025, Mali’s army announced a series of airstrikes against jihadist strongholds just as the country’s most powerful al‑Qaeda affiliate,  Jama’at Nusrat  al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin (JNIM),  released a new video spelling out its...

Sahel: Three Sahel States Join Forces in Northern Mali Offensive$

Joint counterterrorism forces from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have carried out a precision operation in northern Mali, killing Boubacar Demougui Ag Almouner, one of the Islamic State in the Sahel’s most prominent field commanders. The strike took place on...

Sahel: The Demographic Tide Reshaping Mali’s Regional Balance$

Mali is on the cusp of a demographic transformation. According to new projections from the country’s National Population Directorate (DNP), the population—currently around 24.7 million in 2025—is expected to soar past 51.6 million by 2050. That represents a doubling...

Sahel: Fever Outbreak Overwhelms Mauritanian Hospitals$

Hospitals in Mauritania are under growing strain as an outbreak of an unidentified fever spreads through the country’s two largest cities, Nouakchott and Nouadhibou, raising alarm among residents and health professionals. Regional hospitals in both cities are...

Sahel: Army officer appointed Prime Minister in MaliF

Mali's military junta has appointed a colonel, Abdoulaye Maiga, as interim replacement for the country's civilian prime minister, who has been admitted to hospital. Colonel Maiga is also government spokesman and minister of territorial administration and...

Sahel: France hits back at Mali over “increasing manipulation of information”F

France on Thursday condemned "increasing manipulation of information" about its military withdrawal from its former colony Mali, where the military junta this week accused it of backing jihadists. "We condemn the increasing manipulation of information, which must not...

Sahel: Germany says Russian troops may be present in MaliF

German soldiers in Mali spotted several dozen suspected Russian security forces in the city of Gao just as the last French soldiers left the country, the German government said Wednesday. The German ambassador in Bamako has contacted Mali's foreign minister about "the...

Sahel: Mali-France relations worsen as Bamako accuses Paris of “aggression and espionage”F

Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to stop what it calls French "acts of aggression", including alleged espionage and violations of sovereignty, and accused France of supporting jihadists. In a letter seen Wednesday by AFP, Foreign Minister...

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