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A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger passes in front of the Niamey conference center where the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) summit was held in Niamey on July 6, 2024. (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Russian fighters killed in major Mali battle highlight Kremlin’s diplomatic and security strategy in Africa

It is rumoured that the Kremlin could dispatch reinforcements to the Sahel to sustain its influence

  • Beverly Ochieng
4 min read
A man holds a sign reading “Support to the army. Long live Russia and China, Ecowas and France get out” as supporters of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) take part in a rally on Independence square in Bamako, on September 8, 2020, following a call by the MP4 (Popular Movement of 4th September) for a gathering to support the role of the army in Mali’s transition phase after a military junta overthrew the president. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
ALASSANE OUATTARA

Democracy delayed in Mali spurs sanctions from neighbours

Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.

  • The Continent
  • Aanu Adeoye
4 min read
A man wears a traditional Kankurang mask along the beach in the popular tourist area of Senegambia in Banjul on December 6, 2021. (Photo: John Wessels/AFP)
ABDALLA HAMDOK

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

  • Samira Sawlani
  • The Continent
9 min read
Recouped: Colonel Assimi Goita has now removed two presidents from office. Photo: Michele Cattani/AFP
ASSIMI GOITA

Assimi Goïta: The man who ousted two presidents in nine months

Colonel Assimi Goïta – now President Assimi Goïta – has once again thrown Mali’s politics into disarray

  • Mohamed Salaha
4 min read