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German defence minister 'very sceptical' about Mali mission

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was "very sceptical" that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international partners.

Reuters

West Africa grapples with new wave of military coups

West Africa is grappling with a wave of military coups over the past 18 months that has some wondering which country could be next

The Independent UK

Guinea transitional assembly holds first post-coup session

West African bloc ECOWAS says Guinea should hold elections by mid-March.

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Mali could set new election date after review of post-coup charter

Mali could set a new date for elections after leader Assimi Goita asked lawmakers to review a transitional charter adopted after the first of two military coups that have upended the country's regional standing and relationships.

Reuters

Thousands in Mali celebrate expulsion of French ambassador

Thousands took to the streets as relations between Mali and its former colonial power have been steadily deteriorating.

Al Jazeera

Thousands take to the streets of Bamako in anti-French protest

Thousands of anti-French protesters took to the streets of Mali's capital on Friday waving Russian flags and burning cardboard cut-outs of French President Emmanuel Macron in celebration of the expulsion of France's envoy in Bamako.

Reuters

EU imposes sanctions on Mali’s PM, coup leaders

The officials are subject to a travel ban which prevents them from entering the EU and freezing of their assets.

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EU slaps sanctions on 5 top Mali officials, including PM

The European Union is imposing sanctions on five senior members of Mali’s transitional government, including Prime Minister Choguel Maiga

The Independent UK

EU imposes sanctions on Mali's PM, coup leaders

The European Union imposed sanctions on Mali's transitional prime minister and members of interim president Assimi Goita's inner circle, after the military ditched a plan for elections in February, the bloc's official journal said.

Reuters

Shadow of Russia's Wagner Group looms large over post-coup Mali

Colonel Assimi Goïta, who took power in Mali in an August 2020 coup, has been slow to put in place a promised transition to civilian rule. Now under international sanctions, the country has been gripped by nationalist and pan-African fever for several weeks. Relations with former colonial power France, which…

France 24

Private military contractors bolster Russian influence in Africa

Paris (AFP) - Russia's geopolitical ambitions in Africa have in recent years been backed by private military contractors, often described as belonging to the "Wagner group" -- an entity with no known legal status.

AFP

Egypt beat Cameroon on penalties at AFCON semi-final

In tonight's edition: ECOWAS leaders hold an emergency summit in Ghana after a series of coups on the continent. Also, Mali's cotton sector is hit hard by ECOWAS measures after its military coup. In Nigeria, an explosion on an oil vessel off the coast sparks fears of environmental damage; the…

France 24

West Africa bloc chairman says Mali's coup was "contagious"

The chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday that a coup in Mali was "contagious" and had led to subsequent coups in the region.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: France in sticky situation amid crisis with Mali

France is facing its toughest challenge in Africa in years: What to do about thousands of French troops stationed in junta-led Mali, the core of a major international anti-terrorism operation in the increasingly restive Sahel region

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ECOWAS holds emergency summit after coups in West Africa

West Africa bloc expected to decide whether to impose more sanctions on Burkina Faso following a military coup.

The Guardian - UK

While the focus is on Ukraine, Russia’s presence in the Sahel is steadily growing

With Russian mercenaries invited to Mali as European forces withdraw, how worried should the west be about Russia’s increasing influence across Africa?

Reuters

Mali says it has defaulted on bonds, blames sanctions

Mali has defaulted on bonds worth 2.7 billion CFA francs ($4.67 million), its finance ministry said on Wednesday, blaming sanctions imposed by West Africa's regional bloc and central bank.

Reuters

It would take time for France to leave Mali - Le Drian

France is discussing with its European and African partners whether it should stay in Mali after the junta in power said it was expelling the French ambassador, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday, adding that leaving the country would take time.

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France reviews Mali military presence after junta’s expulsion of top envoy

France said Tuesday that it would review along with EU partners its military presence in Mali, a day after the junta in Bamako ordered the French ambassador to leave the country.

Reuters

Coups cheered in West Africa as Islamist insurgencies sap faith in democracy

The last time rebellious soldiers attempted to overthrow Burkina Faso's government in 2015, Marcel Tankoano was among thousands of protesters who took to the streets to oust the junta. Within days, loyalist forces had restored the president to power.

Radio France Internationale

France and EU to review military presence in Mali after French ambassador is told to leave

France says it will review its military presence in Mali, along with its European partners, a day after the junta in Bamako ordered the French ambassador to leave.

Reuters

EU to blacklist five members of Mali's junta, diplomats say

The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali's junta after the military rulers went back on an agreement to organise elections in February, three diplomats said.

France 24

Mali expels French ambassador

In tonight's edition: Relations between France and Mali take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bamako gives the French ambassador to the country just 72 hours to leave. Also, after a three-year freeze, Rwanda finally opens its border with Uganda. And we end in South Africa, where Kommetdieding or…

Al Jazeera

Mali and France, a timeline of mounting tensions

As the standoff between Bamako and Paris continues, here’s a timeline of key recent events.

France 24

Good coup, bad coup? Mali defies France as Burkina Faso calls for understanding

Condemn or cooperate? West African leaders are grappling with that question as they scramble for the antidote to coup contagion. Since regional bloc ECOWAS decided earlier this month to play hardball with Mali's junta, tensions have spiralled far and wide. Now Bamako is expelling France's ambassador amid a war of…

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