Dakar offers its good offices in the case of Bamako’s accusations against Paris

Published on : 26/08/2022 – 00:26 While the United Nations has still not responded to Mali, which has requested a meeting of the Security Council, Senegal is placing itself as a mediator between the president of the transition Assimi Goïta and the French president Emmanuel Macron. On August 15, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop accused … Read more

“Caught in the crossfire” in Mali, refugees flock to Mauritania

Ehya prepares tea while sitting in a makeshift tent in Mbera refugee camp in Mauritania, his new home. He lived in the bushes of Mali until the threat came too dangerously close. Ehya, in her 50s, is one of thousands of Malians who have flocked here in recent months, fleeing rising jihadist attacks and intensifying … Read more

who is Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, acting Prime Minister?

Published on : 22/08/2022 – 14:48 The announcement was made Sunday evening on the airwaves of ORTM, the state radio and television. It has now been ten days since the incumbent, Choguel Maïga, has been hospitalized in a clinic in Bamako. Put in ” forced rest “, according to the Malian transitional authorities, ” after … Read more

WAEMU: Moroccan banks control a fifth of the market

#Senegal : Together, the Moroccan banking groups Attijariwafa bank, Bank of Africa (BOA) and Banque Populaire are far ahead of their French competitors in West Africa. One in five CFA francs circulating in the WAEMU banking system passes through the subsidiaries of these three leaders. Three Moroccan groups have become heavyweights in the banking sector … Read more

Why does Mali accuse France of supporting jihadists?

Published on : 18/08/2022 – 10:49 Mali again on the offensive against France, this time before the United Nations. While the withdrawal of the Barkhane force was completed earlier this week, the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs wrote a letter to the UN Security Council to denounce violations of Mali’s airspace. Abdoulaye Diop also accuses … Read more