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Mali insecurity is spreading southwards
Malian authorities and internationals are focusing on politics in the capital, while security deteriorates
Mali's transition to elections will be prolonged
Regional organisation ECOWAS is set to hold a summit on Mali's transition back to democracy
Mali’s transition looks likely to be extended
Malians are debating whether the transition to democracy should be extended
Africa may experience a new wave of coups
On today's news from Khartoum, Africa has now seen four coups and several attempts in 2021, reversing a trend
Malian military unlikely to surrender political role
The transitional president and premier have been removed after being arrested by the military
Mali military influence will grow in the medium term
The new military junta has selected the interim president, who will ostensibly lead the country back into civilian hands
West Africa's Fulanis face mounting pressures
Fulanis, a mainly pastoralist ethnic group, are increasingly involved in conflicts across West Africa
Ethnic tensions will drive Mali conflict
Inter-ethnic divisions and jihadist ambitions will frustrate implementation of the peace process
_263.jpg "Malian soldiers stand next to Tuareg men near Timbuktu (Reuters/Joe Penney)")
Iyad ag Ghali is key obstacle to Mali peace process
Jihadist leader has had a long political and military career in Mali
_263.jpg "Iyad Ag Ghali, right, the leader of Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in northern Mali, meets with Burkina Faso foreign minister Djibril Bassole in Kidal, northern Mali in 2012 (Reuters/Stringer)")
Governance failures stifle the Sahel
Decades after independence, Sahelian states still grapple with a lack of resources, corruption and escalating conflict
