Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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Junta Rule in the Sahel: Decolonization and Destabilization
"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...
Mali seizes $290 mn in gold from Canadian mine as Sahel juntas push for resource control
Military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have made a series of moves recently to assert greater control over ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
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Closing Off Justice in the Sahel
Within ECOWAS, there’s an institution known as the Community Court of Justice. Since 2005, this Court has had jurisdiction to ...
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Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having ...
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Masks and wrestlers bring Dogon people out of Mali's shadows
People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...
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Mali Calls on the International Community to Address Destabilization in the Sahel
Mali, speaking on behalf of the Confederation of Sahel States, which includes Burkina Faso and Niger, has once again urged ...
Insight: How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick Gold
Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...
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Removal of subsidies to Catholic schools in Mali could harm inter-religious dialogue
A government plain in the African nation of Mali to remove state support for Catholic schools could harm inter-religious ...
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A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
The Sahel countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years have been upended by military coups and are now led by military juntas, which struggle against rising extremist violence and ...