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New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue

The military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). The leaders emphasised territorial and popular sovereignty as core principles of their leadership through a new treaty. Concurrently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is exploring…

Radio France Internationale

US war on terror in Africa: 75,000% rise

The number of terrorist attacks on the continent increased from 9 to 6,756 amid America's Forever Wars

Salon

Mali agrees to release 46 Ivorian soldiers after five months in detention

In the presence of the Togolese mediator and Cote d’Ivoire delegation, the Malian government agreed on Thursday in Bamako to release the 46 Ivoirian soldiers who have been detained for the past five months in the Malian capital.

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Côte d’Ivoire accuses Mali of using its soldiers as 'hostages'

Tension between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d’Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities. This in exchange for the release of Ivorian soldiers held in custody since July.

Radio France Internationale

The shadowy world of Russian mercenaries

Putin has been using an unaccountable army with a history of human rights violations to pursue Russia's agenda

Salon

Shadow of Russia's Wagner Group looms large over post-coup Mali

Colonel Assimi Goïta, who took power in Mali in an August 2020 coup, has been slow to put in place a promised transition to civilian rule. Now under international sanctions, the country has been gripped by nationalist and pan-African fever for several weeks. Relations with former colonial power France, which…

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