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Politics 24/03/2023

Ex-PM Ouane free to travel abroad again

Mali's former prime minister Moctar Ouane has regained some freedom after being placed under surveillance by the junta led by Colonel Assimi Goïta. He still refrains from commenting on Malian politics.

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Diplomacy 20/03/2023

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

The Algerian foreign intelligence service is seeking to renew its ties with the Malian Tuareg movements. © Studio Pachamama

The Sahel security crisis

Diplomacy 16/03/2023

MINUSMA set to release explosive report on Moura 'massacre' Free

The UN mission's human rights team will soon be publishing its findings regarding events in the Malian village of Moura last March, when between 200 and 600 civilians are thought to have been killed. The report points the finger directly at the Malian army and its Wagner allies.

Defence 14/03/2023

General Harouna Samaké, the army's well-connected new boss

Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldiers, near Gourma in Mali. © Frédéric Pétry/Hans Lucas/AFP

Diplomacy 09/03/2023

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

Flags of the five historical members of the G5 Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, Mali and Niger. © Lafargue Raphael/ABACA

Diplomacy 02/03/2023

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

The UN World Food Programme decided on a new support plan for Africa in early February. The budget is close to €30m.

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position.

Operation Barkhane soldiers in Burkina Faso.

Defence Diplomacy 01/03/2023

MINUSMA likely to stay put until next year

Operationally hamstrung by the junta in Bamako and lacking a clear political objective given the fragility of the Algiers accord, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is nevertheless expected to remain in place, at least until 2024.

Politics 27/02/2023

Junta leader Assimi Goïta forced to postpone Mali's constitutional referendum

The colonels currently in power in Mali are slipping behind schedule, in terms both of organising the referendum and of drafting a new constitution. The junta is set to postpone the vote, initially planned for March, by several months.

Defence 24/02/2023

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

The French president is about to catch everyone off guard with an early unveiling of his plans to reorganise the French military in Africa. He initially planned to make this announcement during his tour of Central Africa next month.

French president Emmanuel Macron at the military base in Djibouti on 12 March 2019.

Diplomacy 20/02/2023

Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

Reduced to 300 soldiers last autumn, the EU training mission remains present in Bamako, though all operations have ceased and the relationship between Mali and the EU has become spectacularly rocky. Madrid is firmly lobbying to maintain the mission.

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Vienna, Austria, 16 February 2023.

Defence Diplomacy 16/02/2023

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

France's armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ivory Coast and Senegal in the coming days, though his schedule has yet to be finalised

SpotlightDiplomacy 14/02/2023

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Serbia is conducting a charm offensive in African capitals in a bid to boost business and persuade them not to recognise Kosovo's independence. The operation is steered behind the scenes by a powerful Serbian businessman with deep links to Africa, working in concert with Belgrade's foreign minister Ivica Dacic.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on 26 February 2020.

Politics 14/02/2023

Millionaire Aliou Boubacar Diallo enjoys quiet new life, far from the junta

After long supporting Assimi Goita's coup, the Malian millionaire, who came third in the 2018 presidential election, has fallen out with the junta leader. He has discreetly moved to Dakar, from where he hopes to reboot his political aspirations.

President of the Democratic Alliance for Peace (ADP Maliba) Aliou Boubacar Diallo in August 2018.

Politics 10/02/2023

Islamist leader Ag Ghali and Malian general Gamou explore potential alliance

The leader of the jihadist JNIM group and the retired army general have met to map out a joint plan to fight Islamic State in the Greater Sahara and take advantage of Bamako's weakness.

Diplomacy 10/02/2023

Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

MINUSMA | The UN peacekeeping mission finally has a new spokesperson: the UNHCR veteran Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba.

Diplomacy 07/02/2023

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

An increasing number of potential candidates for the leadership of the UN's West Africa and Sahel regional office UNOWAS is being put forward.

Diplomacy 02/02/2023

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

The Dakar-based post UN post has been vacant since October and the names of several African diplomats are doing the rounds.

Inner circles Politics Business 27/01/2023

Mossadeck Bally defends business community against Goïta's junta

The recently elected chairman of Mali's national employers' association is putting together a team of loyal supporters to ensure that the interests of entrepreneurs are taken into account during Mali's transition to democratic government.

Diplomacy 27/01/2023

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Defence Diplomacy 26/01/2023

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Moving the G5 Sahel's joint force's HQs to Niamey was discussed during two separate meetings of the group's member countries' defence and foreign office ministers.

Diplomacy 25/01/2023

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

The French foreign ministry has recently appointed diplomat Luc Briard to oversee all matters relating to the African diaspora

Defence 24/01/2023

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

SWAIMS, an EU project to fight piracy in the waters off West Africa, is experiencing hold-ups. Washington and Seoul are meanwhile working to counteract Chinese ambitions in the region.

Diplomacy 23/01/2023

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Former Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou's report on the international response to the Sahel security crisis will not be ready in time for the AU summit in February as initially planned, with publication still several months away.

SpotlightDefence 18/01/2023

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

The Elysée Palace and the Ministry of the Armed Forces are busy laying plans for the future of France's military presence in the Sahel. While the Sabre task force is on the out, various troop redeployment options are on the cards, as is a highly awaited clarification of French soldiers' status in the region.

French soldiers from Operation Barkhane set up a temporary advanced operating base as they leave Gossi, Mali, on 18 April 2022.

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Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

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Ex-PM Ouane free to travel abroad again

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

MINUSMA set to release explosive report on Moura 'massacre' Free

General Harouna Samaké, the army's well-connected new boss

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

MINUSMA likely to stay put until next year

Junta leader Assimi Goïta forced to postpone Mali's constitutional referendum

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Millionaire Aliou Boubacar Diallo enjoys quiet new life, far from the junta

Islamist leader Ag Ghali and Malian general Gamou explore potential alliance

Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

Mossadeck Bally defends business community against Goïta's junta

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

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Ex-PM Ouane free to travel abroad again

Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

MINUSMA set to release explosive report on Moura 'massacre' Free

General Harouna Samaké, the army's well-connected new boss

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

MINUSMA likely to stay put until next year

Junta leader Assimi Goïta forced to postpone Mali's constitutional referendum

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Millionaire Aliou Boubacar Diallo enjoys quiet new life, far from the junta

Islamist leader Ag Ghali and Malian general Gamou explore potential alliance

Fatoumata Sinkoun Kaba becomes new MINUSMA spokesperson

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

Mossadeck Bally defends business community against Goïta's junta

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

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