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Aid workers seek solution after Mali junta bans French-backed groups

European embassies and development workers are trying to map out a future for aid groups in Mali after the junta ban on non-governmental organisations backed by France.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2022

In Focus
From Dakar to Bamako, the grand designs of traditional aristocrats

The High Serigne of Dakar and the chief of the Kel Ansar Tuareg tribe are spearheading an initiative to unify West Africa's traditional leaders. © Alamy/aBamako.com/MaxPPP/Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.12.2022

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

In recent months the Dubai oil trading company Coral, which has always maintained close ties with Russia, has been stepping up its activities in Africa, prompting speculation among its competitors as to the provenance of its consignments.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 15.12.2022

Akufo-Addo to host next UN peacekeeping summit

The Ghanaian capital has been chosen to host the next edition of the UN Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping. It should take place in the first week of December 2023.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.12.2022

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Future of MINUSMA hangs in the balance

The head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), El Ghassim Wane, in Bamako, on October 2021. © Nicolas Réméné/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.12.2022

Barrick Gold reassured about its future in Mali after audit

As the Malian gold sector undergoes an audit ordered by the ruling junta, the Canadian giant Barrick Gold, the country's leading gold producer, said it was reassured by the initial exchanges its teams had had with the audit firm Mazars.

Subscribers only Mining 07.12.2022

French Order of Malta to get new international director

General Thierry Lion is shortly due to take over the as international director at the French Order of Malta. He will replace François Vuillemin, who will remain in his post until the end of December.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.12.2022

IBK regime heavyweights seek coalition with M5 'progressives'

After three months out of office due to poor health, Tiébilé Dramé, leader of the opposition Parti Pour la Renaissance Nationale (Parena), is getting ready to make his grand return to Malian politics.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2022

PM Choguel Maïga's return splits Mali junta

After several months off due to health problems, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga has gone back to work. Mali now finds itself in the unusual position of having two prime ministers, and the junta is split over which one to oust.

Subscribers only Politics 30.11.2022

The Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga.

Jessica Davis Ba's posting to Abidjan as US ambassador delayed

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Senate is not expected to convene before January at the earliest to approve the posting to Ivory Coast of Jessica Davis Ba, a former adviser to Kamala Harris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.11.2022

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Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

One of the factors behind the sharp decline in Ivorian-Malian relations is a mining contract worth over $1bn signed in October 2021 between a German group and a Malian firm. Africa Intelligence has followed the politically charged financial trail that leads from Berlin to Rabat, and Dubai to Bamako, under which lurks the shadow of Russian interests and those of the Ivorian opposition leader Guillaume Soro.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 21.11.2022

A mining contract worth more than $1bn may be at the heart of rising tensions between Bamako and Abidjan.

Doha prepares to launch major mediation centre

Qatari diplomacy is in the final stages of setting up a major mediation centre, to be called the Center for International Conflict Resolution.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.11.2022

General Yamoussa Camara, the Mali junta's éminence grise

Yamoussa Camara has in less than a year become one of the most influential figures in Mali's Koulouba presidential palace. Junta leader Assimi Goïta made him his permanent secretary last year, and he advises the five putschist colonels he had under his command at a military high school in the 1990s.

Subscribers only Politics 15.11.2022

Yamoussa Camara, then secretary of defence, stands with François Lecointre, commander of the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) on 18 March 2013.

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From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

With offices in both Paris and the Emirates, Axelcium has become a key intermediary in public-private partnerships in Africa, touting its services on major infrastructure deals. Africa Intelligence details this discreet but influential firm's history.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, West Africa, Business 14.11.2022

Axelcium, a discreet key intermediary for public-private partnerships in Africa.

ECOWAS to hold summit on 4 December

The heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on 4 December in Abuja, which hosts the headquarters of the regional organisation, for their annual ordinary summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.11.2022

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Western companies brace for a hit as Bamako launches gold mining audit

The Malian government just launched an audit of the country's gold mining sector. Although the Canadian and Australian companies which dominate the sector are not expecting to be expropriated for the benefit of the Wagner group, they do predict the state will seek a greater share of their revenues.

Subscribers only Mining 09.11.2022

Assimi Goita tries to resist pressure to appoint a new prime minister

The long absence of Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, who has been forced to rest on health grounds, is causing unrest in Bamako. It is preventing a government reshuffle from taking place, just as the junta leader faces calls for the installation of a government of national unity.

Subscribers only Politics 09.11.2022

Mali's interim leader and head of Junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta, in Bamako, Mali, on 22 September 2022.

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Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

After intervening in Sudan, Afghanistan and, most recently, Chad, Doha is now looking to mediate in the Sahel, where jihadist groups are increasingly active and insecurity is spreading fast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2022

Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on 8 August 2022 in Doha.

Issoufou's Sahel report for AU faces high expectations

Following on from his participation in the United Nations General Assembly in September, the former Nigerien head of state Mahamadou Issoufou will present his report on the situation in the Sahel at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa in February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.11.2022

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Mali

Aid workers seek solution after Mali junta bans French-backed groups

In Focus
From Dakar to Bamako, the grand designs of traditional aristocrats

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Akufo-Addo to host next UN peacekeeping summit

Spotlight
Future of MINUSMA hangs in the balance

Barrick Gold reassured about its future in Mali after audit

French Order of Malta to get new international director

IBK regime heavyweights seek coalition with M5 'progressives'

PM Choguel Maïga's return splits Mali junta

Jessica Davis Ba's posting to Abidjan as US ambassador delayed

In Focus
Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

Doha prepares to launch major mediation centre

General Yamoussa Camara, the Mali junta's éminence grise

In Focus
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

ECOWAS to hold summit on 4 December

Spotlight
Western companies brace for a hit as Bamako launches gold mining audit

Assimi Goita tries to resist pressure to appoint a new prime minister

Spotlight
Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

Issoufou's Sahel report for AU faces high expectations

Confidential draft agreement on the 49 Ivorian soldiers rejected by Abidjan

Border protection: Turkish military company Sadat's discreet charm offensive

MINUSMA head visits Berlin and Paris to discuss strategic review

In Focus
From Gao to Abidjan, Ben Moctar Maouloud, the broker who has Ouattara's ear

Sahel special envoy Frédéric Bontems tipped for Pretoria ambassador job

The story behind Bally's appointment as boss of employers' association

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Mali

Aid workers seek solution after Mali junta bans French-backed groups

In Focus From Dakar to Bamako, the grand designs of traditional aristocrats

How is Coral Energy fuelling its expansion in Africa?

Akufo-Addo to host next UN peacekeeping summit

Spotlight Future of MINUSMA hangs in the balance

Barrick Gold reassured about its future in Mali after audit

French Order of Malta to get new international director

IBK regime heavyweights seek coalition with M5 'progressives'

PM Choguel Maïga's return splits Mali junta

Jessica Davis Ba's posting to Abidjan as US ambassador delayed

In Focus Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

Doha prepares to launch major mediation centre

General Yamoussa Camara, the Mali junta's éminence grise

In Focus From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

ECOWAS to hold summit on 4 December

Spotlight Western companies brace for a hit as Bamako launches gold mining audit

Assimi Goita tries to resist pressure to appoint a new prime minister

Spotlight Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

Issoufou's Sahel report for AU faces high expectations

Confidential draft agreement on the 49 Ivorian soldiers rejected by Abidjan

Border protection: Turkish military company Sadat's discreet charm offensive

MINUSMA head visits Berlin and Paris to discuss strategic review

In Focus From Gao to Abidjan, Ben Moctar Maouloud, the broker who has Ouattara's ear

Sahel special envoy Frédéric Bontems tipped for Pretoria ambassador job

The story behind Bally's appointment as boss of employers' association

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In Focus
From Dakar to Bamako, the grand designs of traditional aristocrats

Spotlight
Future of MINUSMA hangs in the balance

In Focus
Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

In Focus
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals

Spotlight
Western companies brace for a hit as Bamako launches gold mining audit

Spotlight
Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

In Focus
From Gao to Abidjan, Ben Moctar Maouloud, the broker who has Ouattara's ear