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EU-AU summit: Ghana's Akufo-Addo calls for 12-month transition in Mali

In a interview with FRANCE 24 at the EU-African Union summit in Brussels, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said the French-led troop withdrawal from Mali required "new arrangements" in the regional fight against terrorism. Akufo-Addo, who is also the current chairman of West African bloc ECOWAS, demanded the departure of "foreign…

France 24 · Feb 18, 2022

After Mali exit, Niger accepts foreign forces to secure border

Comments by President Mohamed Bazoum come a day after France and European allies announce withdrawal from Mali.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2022

Niger accepts foreign special forces to secure Mali border area, president says

Niger has accepted that French and European special forces will be deployed into its territory from neighbouring Mali, in order to secure the border area with the West African state, Niger's president said on Twitter on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship

The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political power by their military in recent times. Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Sahel security: what a wave of military coups means for the fight against jihadi groups in West Africa – podcast

Mali. Guinea. Burkina Faso. Military juntas in West Africa have seized power in a series of coups in recent months. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we ask security experts what the coups mean for the war against jihadi insurgents in the Sahel – and for the presence of…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

Timeline: Nine years of French troops in Mali

The relationship between France and its former colony has soured over the years as armed non-state actors grew bolder.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

Macron denies that France’s mission in Mali was a failure

French President Emmanuel Macron said Frances military withdrawal from Mali does not mean the mission was a failure. The anti-insurgency operation will continue, but based in other countries.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2022

France announces military withdrawal from Mali after nine years

Fears of jihadist push in Gulf of Guinea after Macron and allies pull out

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

Germany sceptical about future of EU training mission in Mali

Germany's defence minister said on Thursday she was sceptical about whether a European Union training mission in Mali could continue and that a U.N. peacekeeping mission would have to be reviewed after France said it would begin a military exit.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

France and EU to Withdraw Troops from Mali, Remain in Region

President Emmanuel Macron says France will withdraw its troops from Mali but maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations. Announcing the move during a Thursday news conference in Paris, Macron said, “We cannot remain militarily involved” alongside Malian transitional authorities with whom “we don’t share the strategy and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022