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Africa Struggles to Get to Grips With Mali

After the coup in Mali, followed by the the effective splitting of the country by rebel forces in the north - which are themselves at odds - regional and continental bodies face an uphill battle to restore constitutional rule, let alone restore the country's unity.

Mali: UN-Backed AU Peacekeeping Force for Mali Imminent

Cameroon Tribune, 1 June 2012

The African Union, Chairman, President Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin has announced that preparations are underway for the organisation to send a peace-keeping force to Mali with the… Read more »
Mali: African Parliament Condemns Mali Coup

New Times, 2 June 2012

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) has passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Mali, following the recent violent seizure of power and asked the African Court of Human… Read more »

Emilio Labrador

Rebel forces in the north of Mali propose Timbuktu for the capital of a new state.

Mali: Junta-Ecowas Agreement Is Likely, Lowering Sanctions Risks

African Arguments, 1 June 2012

On 23 May, acting president Dioncounda Traore travelled to France for treatment of injuries sustained during demonstrations by pro-junta civilians and political parties two days… Read more »
Mali: Calls Mount for U.S. Intervention

IPS, 31 May 2012

The ambassador of Niger to the United States, Maman Sidikou, on Thursday called on the U.S. to step up military collaboration with African countries to support a potential… Read more »
West Africa: Remove This Junta

Leadership, 3 June 2012

On May 21, the shaky transition to democratic rule in the Republic of Mali received a further black eye when certain "unknown" protesters stormed the Presidential Palace in that… Read more »
Niger: Food Crisis, Refugee Crisis Hits Locals

ICRC, 1 June 2012

Already hard hit by a poor growing season in 2011-2012, with rain at the wrong time and in all the wrong places, the population of North Tillabéry in Niger now has to share… Read more »
Mali: Tuareg Separatists, Salafists Forge Alliance

UNIRIN, 30 May 2012

Two months after taking the northern strongholds of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal, Mali's rival rebel movements have supposedly put aside ideological, religious and cultural differences… Read more »
Nigeria: Tuareg-Islamist Unity Bid in North Mali Unravels

This Day, 29 May 2012

Plans for Tuareg rebels and hardline Islamist group Ansar Dine to join forces and proclaim an Islamic state in northern Mali have collapsed due to fundamental differences, the two… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Rejects Northern Mali Secession

Daily Trust, 30 May 2012

The ECOWAS commission has condemned an attempt to create an Islamic State of Azawad in the occupied northern territory of Mali, following the merger of the rebel National Movement… Read more »
West Africa: Peace Making Role of West African Trade Bloc

UNIRIN, 31 May 2012

With a string of political crises in West Africa over the past few months it has been a busy time for mediators of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has… Read more »