... Tinubu of Nigeria
has referred to
the Alliance as a “phantom union,” it is far from certain that this figure of speech will look too offensive in the medium term.
A candidate for the role of “intra-bloc dissident”
Katerina Trotskaya:
UN-doing Sanctions: The Significance of Russia’s Mali Veto
Many journalistic and academic publications seem to emphasize that July’s coup in Niger was part of the wave of ejecting legitimate governments in Africa. Among the reasons for an almost synchronized removal of national presidents and leaders ...
... threatened or questioned in the UNSC. Russia has long advocated for state’s to be free to choose the way in which their country runs, and now the UNSC has become a key platform in realizing these ambitions.
In many ways, this was a core issue in the Mali sanctions debate. During talks on draft resolutions, Russia, along with China,
stressed
the importance of listening to Mali when arriving at a resolution, finding ways to gain its support, which would allow the sanctions regime to serve as an effective ...
... decision to extend the transition period by five years, explaining this move by the fragile domestic political situation and the need to overcome the jihadist threat. In response, the Community imposed another package of diplomatic, economic and trade sanctions against Mali in January 2022. After months of intense negotiations, in June 2022, during the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit, the Goita government agreed to a transition period of 24 months, although the Community demanded a limit of 16-18 months. Many experts then ...
