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Mali

April 30, 2026
Columns/Defence/Diplomacy/Editor's Choice

Fallout Zone in Africa

On April 25, 2026, Mali’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, was killed during a coordinated series of attacks by armed groups across the country. A suicide car bomb (vehicle-borne improvised explosive

Columns/Geopolitics

Mali and the Battle for African Sovereignty

Today was a very important day for Mali. This country, under the leadership of President General Assimi Goïta, is the most important outpost of the multipolar world in West Africa — and in Africa as a whole — together with

April 27, 2026

Thousands Flee as Malians Trapped Between Militias and Mercenaries

Diplomacy/Human Rights

Since October 2025, over 13,000 Malians have crossed into southeastern Mauritania to escape the worsening conflict in central Mali, according to the UN Refugee

Mali, Burkina and Niger announce their withdrawal from ECOWAS

World

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are no longer members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), military officials of the three countries

Fallout Zone in Africa

April 30, 2026
Columns/Defence/Diplomacy/Editor's Choice

On April 25, 2026, Mali’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Sadio Camara, was killed during a coordinated series of attacks by armed groups across the country. A suicide car bomb (vehicle-borne improvised explosive

More

Mali and the Battle for African Sovereignty

April 27, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics

Today was a very important day for Mali. This country, under the leadership of President General Assimi Goïta, is the most important outpost of the multipolar world in West Africa — and

More

Thousands Flee as Malians Trapped Between Militias and Mercenaries

March 31, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights

Since October 2025, over 13,000 Malians have crossed into southeastern Mauritania to escape the worsening conflict in central Mali, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Civilians are caught between the Malian

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Mali, Burkina and Niger announce their withdrawal from ECOWAS

January 29, 2024
World

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are no longer members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), military officials of the three countries decided in a joint statement read this Sunday

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Is This the End of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?

September 21, 2023
Columns/World

In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). On X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Colonel Assimi Goïta,

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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Form Alliance of Sahel States to Advance Collective Defense

September 21, 2023
News

In an advancement towards mutual cooperation, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The move was finalized with the signing of the Liptako-Gourma

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Mali Suspends Visas for French Citizens in Reciprocal Move

August 11, 2023
News

In a surprising turn of events, Mali has taken the decision to indefinitely suspend the issuance of visas to French citizens at its embassy in Paris. This move comes as a reciprocal

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Charting the Rise of Anti-French Sentiment Across Northern Africa

October 18, 2022
Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

In November 2021, a French military convoy was making its way to Mali while passing through Burkina Faso and Niger. It did not get very far. It was stopped in Téra, Niger,

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