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Ismael Wague

Mali
Animosity grows between Goita and defence minister Camara

The solid relationship between Mali's interim leader and the colonel had been a cornerstone of the junta, but Goita's major reshuffle on 1 July has driven a wedge between the two men.

Subscribers only Politics 14.07.2023

Spotlight | Mali
Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

With the end of UN mission's mandate approaching, and with it the viability of Mali's 2015 peace accord, Bamako is trying to build new alliances on the international stage. The blue helmets' departure is partly the result of divisions between the country's ruling colonels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2023

The head of the Malian junta, Assimi Goita.

Mali
Touareg and rebel groups meet to decide response to constitutional referendum

The leaders of the Coordination des Mouvements de l'Azawad (CMA), and the rebel groups of northern Mali are planning to meet in Kidal in early June to reach a joint position ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for 18 June.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 01.06.2023

Mali
AU chief Assoumani due in Bamako ahead of constitutional referendum

African Union chair Azali Assoumani is due to visit Mali in early June to see what measures have been taken to ensure that the constitutional referendum to be held there on 18 June is conducted properly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2023

Mali
Algiers struggles to keep Mali's long-running peace talks alive

Keen to defend its reputation on the international stage, Algeria wants to keep playing a key role in the implementation of the peace agreement signed in Algiers in 2015 which aimed to bring peace to the north of Mali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.05.2023

In Focus | Algeria, Mali
Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

The Algerian intelligence services were long all-powerful in Mali, especially in the north of the country. But faced with a hostile junta and a reorganisation of the Tuareg movements, Algiers must now deal with a situation that is more fragile than ever.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.03.2023

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

Mali
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.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2023

Spotlight | Mali
Northern Mali: the junta's secret dealings with jihadists and local kingpins

The junta's control over turbulent northern Mali has waned, if not evaporated entirely. It has failed to impose its rule in Timbuktu and Gao, and has forged alliances with figures involved in drug trafficking and linked to jihadist movements.

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2022

Activists of a Tuareg political-military movement in northern Mali in 2020.

Mali
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.

Mali
Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

In a letter sent to Mali's foreign minister on 9 March, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the continuation of EU operations in Mali conditional on a strict separation from the activities of the Russian mercenary firm Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.03.2022

Morocco, Sahel
Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

Morocco has been invited for the first time time to take part in the meetings of the Mali Transition Support Group and is trying to get more involved in Malian affairs at the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.06.2021

Algeria, Morocco, Sahel
Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Since the 18 August Mali coup and with tensions flaring over Western Sahara, the Sahel has become the new stage for Algeria and Morocco's battle for influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.03.2021

Bah N'Daw hosted by Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on 13 March.

Mali, Togo
Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

Though the visit to Lomé by the president of the transition Bah N'Daw on 13 November was the first by a top Malian official to the country, very close contacts have been nurtured behind the scenes between the leaders of the putsch and Faure Gnassingbé ever since the coup d'état on 18 August.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2020

The meeting with Faure Gnassingbé (left) on 13 November in Lomé was a key stage in Bah N'Daw's regional tour.

Mali, Morocco
Rabat reaches out to post-coup Bamako

Ever since the military seized power in Mali on 18 August, Morocco has been building ties with the coup leaders as Algiers, wanting to retain its influence in Bamako, looks on with a wary eye.

Free access Diplomacy 02.09.2020

Morocco's ambassador to Mali Hassan Naciri and CNSP president Assimi Goita met in Bamako on 25 August 2020.

Mali
Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

After being forced to resign by part of the army on 18 August, the former Malian president could be allowed to go to the United Arab Emirates, where he has been receiving medical care for months.

Subscribers only Politics 20.08.2020

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta still smiling during the latest G5 Sahel summit in Nouachott, 30 June.

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Mali
Animosity grows between Goita and defence minister Camara

Spotlight | Mali
Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

Mali
Touareg and rebel groups meet to decide response to constitutional referendum

Mali
AU chief Assoumani due in Bamako ahead of constitutional referendum

Mali
Algiers struggles to keep Mali's long-running peace talks alive

In Focus | Algeria, Mali
Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

Mali
Islamist leader Ag Ghali and Malian general Gamou explore potential alliance

Spotlight | Mali
Northern Mali: the junta's secret dealings with jihadists and local kingpins

Mali
PM Choguel Maïga's return splits Mali junta

Mali
Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

Morocco, Sahel
Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

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