In Mali, the junta announces the “end with immediate effect” of the Algiers agreement

While the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, commonly called the “Algiers Agreement”, already seemed to have disintegrated since the resumption in 2023 of hostilities against the central state and the Malian army by independence groups predominantly Tuareg from the north of the country, the ruling junta announced Thursday “its end”, “with immediate effect”. … Read more

In Mali, mining operators under fiscal pressure from Bamako to pay Wagner’s mercenaries

2023-12-21 16:00:03 Lingots d’or. THOMAS COEX / AFP In Bamako, the question is nagging: how was the ruling junta, financially strangled for six months by sanctions from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), able to find the funds – 10 million dollars (9.1 million euros) per month, according to American intelligence – to … Read more

Gathi Loumou Massacre: The Truth Behind the Malian Army and Wagner Group’s Military Operation

2023-12-19 20:33:55 In Mali, nearly 30 people were killed by the Malian army and the Wagner group on Monday in Gathi Loumou. This commune in the Youwarou circle, Mopti region, in the center of the country was the scene of a military operation on which no official information has been communicated. But many local sources … Read more

South African Hostage Gerco van Deventer’s Release and Captivity Details – Latest Updates

2023-12-17 11:38:36 Gerco van Deventer was captured in Libya in November 2017 then sold to the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (Jnim) and transferred to Mali where he shared part of his captivity with French hostage Olivier Dubois. He was released on Saturday December 16 and handed over to the Algerian authorities on the … Read more

Central Mali: Recent jihadist attack and ongoing violence – Latest updates, news, and analysis

2023-12-14 16:25:16 An attack attributed to jihadists left many dead this week in central Mali, with local interlocutors speaking on Thursday, December 14, of dozens of Malian soldiers and civilians killed. For its part, the army was content on Thursday to report an attack “terrorist” against the Farabougou camp on Tuesday, which it pushed back … Read more

Russia’s Reorganization of Paramilitary Networks in Africa and Central African Republic: Insights from the 2023 Russia-Africa Forum

2023-12-11 16:55:42 During the Russia-Africa Forum on July 27 and 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, chaired by Vladimir Putin in the presence of Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. Last at the bottom on the Russian side, General Andreï Averianov. RUSSIAN PRESIDENCY Since the dissolution of the Wagner group, Russia has restructured its paramilitary networks in … Read more

In DR Congo, Félix Tshisekedi was at a meeting in Lumbumbashi, stronghold of the opponent Moïse Katumbi

2023-12-06 21:37:56 Published on : 06/12/2023 – 22:37 In DR Congo, the campaign continues almost two weeks before the election. The outgoing president continues his tour in the southwest of the country… He was in Lubumbashi in Haut Katanga on Tuesday… A strategic province because it is also the stronghold of Moise Katumbi, one of … Read more