Mali’s Junta Leader Visits Russia Amid Rising Insurgent Attacks and Wagner Withdrawal
Mali’s military leader, General Assimi Goita, arrived in Moscow on Sunday, June 22, for a State visit aimed at strengthening ties with Russia amid a […]
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Wagner’s Exit from Mali Marks Shift in Russia’s Strategy, Not Its Presence
The Wagner Group’s announcement on June 8 of its withdrawal from Mali after over three years signals a strategic rebranding rather than a full departure […]
West Mali: Mass Grave Found Near Kwala Military Camp Raises Alarm
Several dozen bodies have been discovered near the Malian military camp in Kwala, Koulikoro region, western Mali, in what is being described as a deeply […]
Mali: Wagner Mercenaries and Army Accused of Killing 20 Civilians in Northern Attack
On Monday February 17, around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when their vehicles were ambushed. Local sources have accused Wagner mercenaries and the […]
Vladimir Putin promises “full support” to African countries during Russia-Africa ministerial Conference
On the weekend of November 9 and 10, Russia hosted senior officials from around 50 African countries in Sochi for a Russia-Africa ministerial Conference. In […]
Mali: Large-scale Jnim jihadist symbolic attacks in Bamako
On the morning of September 17, 2024, Mali’s capital, Bamako, was hit by attacks targeting a gendarmerie school in the Faladié district and a military […]
Mali: Rights Groups Report Russian Wagner Mercenaries Assisting Army in Civilian Casualties
Human rights reports this week disclose the involvement of the Russian private military group Wagner in aiding government forces in central and northern Mali, conducting […]
Mali force pullout ‘recipe for disaster’ as ISIL doubled territory it controls, US/UN warn
The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has almost doubled its territory in Mali in less than a year, UN experts have said in a new report, […]
Ghanaian President visited Faso after controversial comments on Wagner
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo visited Burkina Faso on Wednesday, five months after his controversial remarks on the presence of mercenaries from the Russian group Wagner […]
Increasing tensions over Algeria’s alliance with Russia and Iran to control the Sahel
Several EU reports and journalistic information reported by media outlets such as CNN and Le Monde indicate that the Algerian regime’s intention is to facilitate […]