Mali

  • May 27, 2022
  • 7 min read

Diplomatic feuds will worsen security in the Sahel

Mali’s military junta is severing diplomatic ties and security cooperation with former allies

Mali
  • May 25, 2022
  • 12 min read

Talks with jihadists in the Sahel face many obstacles

Leaders in Niger and Burkina Faso have, in recent weeks, expressed more willingness to reach out to jihadist groups

West Africa
  • May 16, 2022
  • 2 min read

G5 Sahel withdrawal will hamper Mali's anti-terrorism

Mali said it was withdrawing from a regional development and security cooperation organisation, the G5 Sahel

Mali
  • May 6, 2022
  • 12 min read

Sahelian farmers and herders will clash more

Farmers and herders are coming under greater pressure from climate change, demographic growth and insecurity

Mali
  • May 5, 2022
  • 2 min read

Europe will disengage from Mali

Germany is ending its training mission in Mali over reports of Bamako’s human rights violations and closeness to Russia

Mali
  • Apr 26, 2022
  • 7 min read

Malian junta may outlast sanctions

Despite biting sanctions, the Malian junta said they would need at least two years before transitioning to civilian rule

Mali
  • Apr 13, 2022
  • 6 min read

Massacre could push Mali into further isolation

Malian soldiers and Wagner mercenaries have been accused of massacring some 300 civilians in central Mali in late March

Mali
  • Apr 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Massacre in Mali may strengthen jihadist insurgency

In the past week the Malian army, with the active support of Russian mercenaries, killed several hundred civilians

Mali