July 25, 2023
Mali: U.S. Sanctions Officials in Mali Over Wagner Ties
The U.S. has sanctioned Mali's defense minister and two military officers, accusing them of facilitating the expansion of the Russian mercenary company Wagner in the West African… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Sudan: Wagner-Linked Officials in Mali, Sudan, CAR Targeted in New Wave of UK Sanctions
The British government imposed sanctions on 13 people and organizations in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, and Sudan with ties to the Wagner paramilitary group in Russia,… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Africa: Innovations in Agriculture Can Drive Climate- Change Mitigations
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29 percent, according to the World Bank. This figure… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Mali: Five Principles to Guide U.S. Policy Towards Mali
For over a decade, Mali has struggled with violence, coups, deteriorating human rights and declining democratic credibility. Multiple sanctions imposed by the United States and its… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Mali: Kidnapped South African Paramedic's Family Renews Calls For His Release
The family of Gerco van Deventer held hostage by jihadis in Mali for more than five years have launched a fresh appeal for his release, days after a French journalist was freed. Read more »
March 24, 2023
Africa: U.S. Turns Spotlight on Russian Paramilitary Group Wagner's Africa Activities
The activities in Africa of Russia's Wagner Group, the private paramilitary group which deploys mercenaries to support the Kremlin's foreign policy objectives, are coming under… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Children's Plight in War-Torn Sahel Region
Africans are facing some of the greatest challenges of our time. Food insecurity, resulting from flooding and drought, along with conflict, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Mali: Mali Military Postpones Constitutional Referendum
The interim government has postponed a constitutional referendum, a key step on the country's path toward elections meant to restore democracy after a military takeover in 2020. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Mali: Prime Minister Choguel Maiga Speaks on Mali's Relationship With France
French troops ended their withdrawal from Mali in August 2022 after a nine-year mission that supported the government troops in their fight against armed groups. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Mali: Militant Leader Holds Secret Talks With Northern Groups
In an exclusive, RFI reports that Iyad Ag Ghaly met with representatives of armed groups in the North, signatories of the 2015 peace agreement. The interview(s) took place at… Read more »
November 17, 2022
West Africa: France Losing Its Grip on Former African Strongholds?
France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Mali: Plans Afoot to Militarise Police Force Again If New Bill Passed
The national police will once again become a military body and undergo the same training according to proposals from the government, if a new Bill is approved by the National… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Mali: Mali Responds to Cote d'Ivoire Threats Over Detained Soldiers
Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers… Read more »
September 15, 2022
West Africa: Abidjan Pulls Out All Stops to Bring Home Soldiers Held In Mali
The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the… Read more »
September 13, 2022
West Africa: Vice-President of West African Development Bank Arrested in France
Moustapha Ben Barka, the vice-president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) based in Lomé, Togo, has been arrested by French authorities. He was also the… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Mali: Army Officials Arrested for Attempted Coup
Africa Confidential revealed in today's electronic edition that a dozen officers involved in an attempted coup against the military junta in power in Mali have been arrested. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Mali: Junta Says it Foiled Coup Attempt
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May 12, 2022
Mali: French Foreign Minister Ordered to Appear in Bamako Court
The French minister of foreign affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected at a courthouse in Bamako on June 20 over charges of awarding a public contract for the production of… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Mali: Malian Army Reacts to Talks of German Forces Withdrawal
After nine years with the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM), Germany has announced its withdrawal. Some 300 German soldiers have so far been involved in training the… Read more »
March 03, 2022
Mali: France Recalls Its Administrators From Mali
After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba",… Read more »
February 17, 2022
Mali: French Troops Will Withdraw From Mali Within Months - President Macron
At a press conference this morning French President Emmanuel Macron said that France's military withdrawal from Mali will take four to six months, during which time there will be… Read more »
October 26, 2021
West Africa: ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta
ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali. Read more »
September 23, 2021
Mali: Mali Defiant as Europe Slams Deal with Russian Paramilitary Firm
At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports. Read more »
West Africa: Russia's Wagner Play Undermines the Transition in Mali
Reports that Mali's military junta has negotiated a prospective deal to bring in 1,000 Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner Group are anything but surprising. Read more »
July 18, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the… Read more »