Independence on paper or in practice? On the prospects of cooperation between Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in security and social development
On July 6, 2024, the military leaders of Mali (Assimi Goïta), Niger (Abdourahamane Tchiani) and Burkina Faso (Ibrahim Traoré) signed a treaty establishing the Confederation of Sahel States,...
... forces?
The roundtable discussion brought together Africa experts from the RAS Institute for African Studies, the Center for Popular Diplomacy, HSE University, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University and MGIMO University, as well as experts from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
... 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 ...
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: ...
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,...
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 ...
... 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,...
... 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 ...
... 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. ...
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 ...