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Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

The cotton sector should drastically reduce its cultivated areas and, consequently, its fertilizer orders.
The cotton sector should drastically reduce its cultivated areas and, consequently, its fertilizer orders. © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Already negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the prospects for fertiliser sales in Mali, one of the leading markets in West Africa, have deteriorated further. The recent coup d'état has increased uncertainty among international commodities producers and local blenders.

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After coup, MINUSMA leadership talks back in full swing

Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative for Mali and head of MINUSMA since 2015, will be keeping his post for another four months.
Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative for Mali and head of MINUSMA since 2015, will be keeping his post for another four months. © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

As the fallout of the 18-August coup continues to rock the country, the head of the peacekeeping operation in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, should have his mandate extended until April. But the debate on who will succeed him is back on and Washington is still pushing for David Gressly.

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