Vol 65 No 6 | MALI Book guts Goïta's junta 14th March 2024 Colonel Alpha Yaya Sangaré went from celebrated author to prisoner in one week. On 24 February, he presented his book, Mali, le défi du terrorisme en Afrique, (Mali: ...
Vol 65 No 5 | LIBYAMALI Tuareg-Wagner clash in Libya? 29th February 2024 Unconfirmed reports in Tripoli claim that a group of Tuareg fighters in southwestern Libya has captured some Wagner Group soldiers there in revenge for the capture of Kidal, in nor...
Vol 64 No 24 | MALI Junta falls out with its fanbase 30th November 2023 The regime's split with the anti-French and pro-Russian Yerewolo – its biggest supporter – may have been provoked by links to Hizbollah Fear of links to Iran and Hizbollah helped turn interim President Colonel Assimi Goïta's regime against its biggest domestic supporter, and to imprison its leader and harass o...
Vol 64 No 24 | MALI Much ado about Kidal 23rd November 2023 The junta's seizure of this key northern city from the Azawad coalition could create more problems than it solves The victory of Forces armées maliennes (FAMa) and its Russian Wagner Group allies over the Coordination des mouvements de l'Azawad (CMA) for control of Kidal on 14 November ...
Vol 64 No 21 | MALI The north challenges Goïta on two fronts 6th October 2023 The Sahelian juntas have signed a military alliance as jihadist and separatist groups step up their attacks As Mali's military regime pursues its drive to reassert central government authority over the Kidal region hitherto dominated by Tuareg former separatists, conflict has spread acro...
Vol 64 No 18 | MALI As Bamako pushes out the UN, Islamists seize new opportunities 4th September 2023 The junta and its Wagner Group allies are reopening battles with the former separatists as they race to take over the UN's bases After a decade of the UN's 15,000-strong peacekeeping force operating in northern Mali, the region is adapting to its sudden departure. Two threats stand out: the insurgent Islamis...
Vol 64 No 15 | MALI Not much power to the people 14th July 2023 State electricity utility Énergie du Mali is a crucible for political rivalries and the sacking of its boss highlights a split in the junta's ranks As early as March, 'la canicule' (the heatwave) is at work, with temperatures peaking above 40 degrees Celsius until June, and with it demand for electricity for air-conditioning. ...
Vol 64 No 14 | MALI Did Moscow hotline end the UN mission? 6th July 2023 The mercenary Wagner group will be the main beneficiary as international peacekeepers prepare to quit and jihadists step up attacks Malian junta leader Col Assimi Goïta pronounced himself 'very satisfied' on his Twitter account following a lengthy phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 14 June...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 13 | MALI Junta tightens its grip as it organises referendum 21st June 2023 The big constitutional vote looks set to allow the military to organise its exit from power at its own pace Colonel Assimi Goïta appears to hold all the cards as the counting of votes from 18 June constitutional referendum gets underway. Results are expected this week. READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 9 | MALINORTH KOREA Questions for Pyongyang 27th April 2023 The military government of Col Assimi Goïta is in negotiations with North Korea to build a munitions factory in Dialakorobougou, 20 kilometres from Bamako, according to a mili...
