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The Alliance of Sahel States: Initial Difficulties as a Resource for Development

... rapid change of the situation in international affairs, the countries are in need of immediate solutions, rather than prospective scenarios of mutual assistance and law enforcement support On September 17, 2023 the transition leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger signed the Liptako-Gourma Charter, instituting the Alliance of Sahel States. This happened in the midst of economic sanctions imposed on them by the subregion’s Economic Community of Western Africa (ECOWAS) and its threats to carry out ...

21.12.2023

UN-doing Sanctions: The Significance of Russia’s Mali Veto

What might Russia’s veto mean in its approach to implementing and expressing its foreign policy within the UNSC? On August 30, 2023, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted on extending its sanctions regime against Mali. These measures aimed to renew a travel ban and asset freeze imposed by Resolution 2374 against eight individuals who had been found to “obstruct or threaten” Mali’s 2015 Peace Agreement . Originally, there were two proposed draft resolutions: ...

06.10.2023

Regionalism in Africa at the Present Stage

Forming a strategic partnership between Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali: prerequisites and outlook The foreign ministers of the three West African states—Olivia Rouamba (Burkina Faso), Morissanda Kouyaté (Guinea) and Abdoulaye Diop (Mali)—made a joint statement on February 9, 2023 during their meeting in Ouagadougou,...

26.05.2023

In the Eye of the Storm: Mali’s Search for New Partners in 2022

France and ECOWAS have levied sanctions against Mali in the wake of the 2021 junta—however, these may be a double-edged sword in that they may bare the inverse affect On Wednesday, 17 February 2022, President Emmanuel Macron of France announced the end of Operation Barkhane, declaring that all ...

28.02.2022

Second RIAC and CONFLITS Webinar on Central Africa and the Sahel Region

... relations. The webinar participants exchanged views on the problems of the development of terrorism and the search for ways of countering it. Other issues included challenges of the spread of Islamism in the Sahel region, the roles of the main actors in Mali's conflict and the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The webinar was attended by Herve Juvin, Member of the European Parliament, President of the Identity and Democracy Foundation; Daniel Dory, former Vice Minister of Territorial Planning of Bolivia,...

02.11.2021

The Invisible Front of Islamic Terrorism

... current threat to international security – regional and local Islamist terrorist groups are becoming more active. Thus, on November 20, 2015, militants from the previously little-known Al-Mourabitoun group broke into Radisson Blue Hotel in the Mali capital Bamako and took about 170 hostages, including European and Russian citizens. The terrorists then released several hostages who were able to quote passages from the Quran. After the Mali police stormed the hotel, it was revealed that the terrorists ...

09.12.2015

Cooperation Between Russia and France Benefits Both Countries

... was most active in the Libyan crisis, including the military operation. The result is tragic, since Libya has become a failed state torn apart by tribal wars. The mercenaries took up their weapons and crossed Sahara to settle in Sahel and cause the Mali crisis. The current search for a balance within the triangle is quite peculiar. Paris and Berlin maintain privileged economic cooperation despite the numerous differences that have recently emerged during the selection of an anti-crisis program. ...

16.08.2013

Is There Life in the Old Dog Yet?

The Mali Conflict and France's Military Operation After the Mali situation became aggravated, quite a number of researchers focused on the conflict's geopolitical and ethnic aspects, whereas the military side was largely neglected. However, the French operation ...

22.03.2013

Seeds of the Syrian and Mali crises in Western Foreign Policy

Unintended consequences of Iraq and Afghanistan As international worries deepen over developments in Syria and Mali, the West must be cautious about leading the pack when it comes to saying what should be done. Because the events now playing out in Syria and Mali are, in no small part, the unintended consequences of American, British and French foreign policy ...

19.03.2013

The War in Mali: the Road to Nowhere

What is in Store for Mali? The situation in Mali changed radically after France intervened in the conflict between the Tuareg people, Islamic fundamentalists and rebels who ousted President Amadou Toure. Although the country’s north is now under French and Malian ...

21.02.2013
 

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