Mali

  • Dec 23, 2020
  • 2 min read

Report sheds light on Mali's war crimes

A leaked UN report says Malian security forces have committed war crimes for years

Mali
  • Dec 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in Africa

The WHO has stated that Africa saw a 40% rise in COVID-19 cases over the latest reporting period

Africa
  • Dec 3, 2020
  • 7 min read

Donors look divided over approaches to the Sahel

A European-led donor conference for the Sahel met the organisers’ target but next year will bring more needs

West Africa
  • Nov 13, 2020
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France will keep pressing for counterterrorism in Mali

France confirmed today its forces have killed the number two leader of al-Qaida's local branch

Mali
  • Nov 11, 2020
  • 7 min read

Farabougou siege shows Malian forces' inadequacies

Jihadists besieged a village for weeks before Malian forces arrived, but the countryside is still out of their control

Mali
  • Nov 10, 2020
  • 7 min read

France will struggle to refocus its Sahel strategy

Persistent unrest in the Sahel will make it difficult for France to shift from its current military focus

France
  • Nov 4, 2020
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Sahel for 2021

Elections are taking place in all but one of the Sahelian countries over the coming year

Niger
  • Nov 3, 2020
  • 2 min read

Sahel kidnappings may persist despite hostage rescue

US special forces rescued a US national that had been kidnapped in southern Niger

Niger