Nigeria: Nigeria's Deadly Conflicts Over Water and Grazing Pasture Are Escalating - Here's Why

Violence in the Sahel is escalating, killing more than 11,000 people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso since 2012. Such conflict has emerged for a number of reasons, including… Read more »

Mali: Amid Popular Opposition, Is The UN's Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Doomed?

On 29 June, the UN Security Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations' peacekeeping initiative, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali… Read more »

West Africa: Togo - Region's New Frontier of Violent Extremism?

The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times. Read more »

Mali: Three Likely Changes in Mali After France Withdraws - and Two Options for the Junta

Eight years have passed since the French military launched its operations in Mali at the request of Mali's then interim government. Read more »

Mali: U.S. Trade Pact Suspensions - What They Mean for Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea

Three African countries' manufacturers have lost their tariff-free access to the US market this year. This follows the US decision in November last year to suspend Ethiopia, Mali… Read more »

Mali: Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Promised Honour and Unity - His Legacy Is Disappointing

Days after Mali was placed under heavy sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States to punish the military junta's reluctance to conduct elections, citizens woke up… Read more »

Mali: Rising Instability Raises Fears About Role of Private Russian Military Group

Tensions are mounting in West Africa as Mali resists pressure from the region, the EU and US, to come up with a firm timetable on how civilian rule will be restored after two coups… Read more »

Mali: France Has Started Withdrawing Its Troops From Mali - What Is It Leaving Behind?

France has begun withdrawing its troops from northern Mali as part of plans to reorganise its anti-insurgent forces deployed in the Sahel region under Operation Barkhane. French… Read more »

West Africa: Informal Workers in Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso Have Been Hit Hard By Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated counter-measures continue to shed light on the social and economic challenges facing African countries. Economic growth in sub-Saharan… Read more »

Mali: Elephants Show How People and Nature Can Share Space in a Complex World

The challenge of conserving wildlife while meeting the many needs of humans is a complex one. Some policymakers don't see how economies can grow while still making space for… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Roadmap for Lasting Peace Has Laudable Goals - but It Doesn't Go Far Enough

Prior to the military coup in 2012, Mali was praised for its transition to democracy in West Africa. That is no longer the case. Read more »

Africa: In Search of Advantages - Israel's Observer Status in the African Union

Since its establishment as a state in 1948, Israel has placed great importance on foreign policy. This is because it had been under a political and economic boycott by surrounding… Read more »

Mali: Top 5 Implications of the Latest Palace Coup

Recent events in Mali have caused consternation among state actors, domestically and externally, in addition to non-state actors such as jihadi groups operating across the Sahel. Read more »

Mali: Malians Welcomed Previous Coups, but Not This One

The coup in Mali on 24 May provoked a collective cry of frustration among many Malians as well as from its external partners. But it was not a great surprise. Read more »

Mali: Inside Mali's Coup within a Coup

On the afternoon of May 24, the Malian transitional president, Bah Ndaw, and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane, were arrested by members of the armed forces and taken to the… Read more »

Mali: Radio in Mali Can Empower Women By Remembering They Are Part of a Social Web

The Malian politician, writer and women's activist Aoua Kéita once argued that, "The evolution of a country depends on the place that women occupy in the public space of… Read more »

Mali: Nation Fails to Face Up to Slavery

The internal African slave trade was officially abolished in colonial Mali in 1905. But a form of slavery - called "descent-based slavery" - continues today. This is when "slave… Read more »

Mali: Remembering Amadou Touré - Mali's Soldier of Democracy Who Left a Problematic Legacy

As they say in Mali's Manding language, yiriba binna: a giant tree has fallen. Read more »

Mali: Celebrations After President's Ouster - But There Are Few 'Good Coups'

Immediately after Mali's unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was removed on Aug. 18 by the military in a swift and bloodless coup, many Malians celebrated. Read more »

Mali: One Coup Leads to Another, History Shows

Immediately after Mali's unpopular president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was removed on Aug. 18 by the military in a swift and bloodless coup, many Malians celebrated. Read more »

Mali: Another Mutiny Turned Coup - Mali Is No Stranger to Military Unrest

What appears to have started as a mutiny, and resulted in a coup, came on the heels of renewed civilian protests in Bamako, the Malian capital. Tensions have been high since… Read more »

Mali: Predictable Coup Leaves an Unclear Path to Civilian Rule

Soldiers have ousted Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta who has now resigned, alongside the country's prime minister. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa asked… Read more »

Mali: Simphiwe Dana's Bamako Is a Triumph

Bamako, the fifth album from Simphiwe Dana, marks 16 years of her recording career. To the dismay of her fans, a few days prior to the album's long-awaited release, the South… Read more »

West Africa: How the Sahel Has Slipped Into a New Post-Jihadist Era

Bakary Sambe, Université Gaston Berger Read more »

Africa: Climate and Mortality Rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi - What We Found

African countries are hit by far fewer natural disasters compared to the rest of the world. But they suffer much more. For instance, in 2016 African countries were hit by 17% of… Read more »