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July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: How a triumvirate of military leaders are redrawing West Africa’s map

The military juntas of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a treaty of confederation Saturday bringing together 72 million people into the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It’s a decision, they say, that will not only allow the three nations to wipe the scourge of jihadist violence from their countries, but to build a new economic alliance that will reshape West Africa.

August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022

France rejects Mali's accusations that it helped arm Islamist fighters

France on Thursday denied accusations by Mali's foreign minister that the French army has provided support to Islamist groups and violated Malian airspace. Mali's relations with Paris have been deteriorating since a junta took power in an August 2020 coup, eventually culminating in the withdrawal of French troops that was completed on Monday after a nearly decade-long mission.
September 04, 2020
September 04, 2020

Malian soldiers killed in ambush as junta faces pressure ahead of transition talks

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in the country's volatile central region near the Mauritanian border, security and local sources said Friday. The deaths came as Mali’s junta faces pressure from political and civil society leaders ahead of weekend talks to hammer out a transition plan.
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