West Africa
France will look to take a back seat in West Africa
The French defence minister visited Ivory Coast at the weekend to discuss France's new military posture
West AfricaGerman policy towards Sahel will be cautious
Germany has been following France's lead in the Sahel, but Berlin's role is becoming more important now
GermanyArrests may discourage West African UN participation
Malian authorities arrested 49 Ivorian special forces troops at Bamako airport, claiming they were illegal mercenaries
West AfricaMali will probably test ECOWAS resolve again
ECOWAS lifted economic sanctions from Mali after it agreed to a shorter transition period to elections
MaliWest African sanctions decision will benefit juntas
The ECOWAS regional bloc yesterday agreed to lift most of its sanctions against Mali
West AfricaUkraine war will plunge many Sahelians into crisis
Sahelian countries are reeling from a combination of insecurity, erratic weather and the impacts of the Ukraine war
West AfricaMali's faster transition aims to see sanctions lifted
Mali announced yesterday it would reduce its transition timeline back to civilian rule to two years from five
MaliWest African divisions mean uneven response to juntas
The ECOWAS regional bloc on June 4 postponed making a decision on sanctions against regional military juntas
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