Vol 57 No 24 | MALI Sanogo finally on trial 2nd December 2016 The general who seized power in 2012 as Mali's army crumbled before advancing jihadists and Tuareg independence fighters, Amadou Haya Sanogo, goes on trial this week for the...
Vol 57 No 19 | MALI Instability goes national 23rd September 2016 A reshuffle has given the government a new strategy in the North but insecurity is spreading southwards As he struggles to cut a deal with armed groups over northern regional councils and faces persistent militant attacks in central areas, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has...
Vol 57 No 10 | MALINIGER Sahel on the Rhine 13th May 2016 France and Germany are using a joint visit by their foreign ministers to Mali and Niger last week to send a message about deeper European military, as well...
Vol 57 No 9 | MALI Kidal's tense calm 29th April 2016 An uneasy peace has returned to Kidal after two demonstrators were killed in clashes with United Nations' peacekeepers last week but the mood remains fragile in the heartland...
Vol 57 No 1 | MALI Tough people, weak leader 8th January 2016 Unless the President takes a much firmer grip, the year ahead will not see a breakthrough on the country's many crises The portents are mixed. Despite the shock of November's murderous attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, there are some grounds for encouragement (AC Vol 56 No...