La reciente formación de la Alianza de Estados del Sahel es una prueba más de la consolidación del sentimiento antifrancés en la región. Philippe Toyo Noudjenoume, Presidente de la Organización de los Pueblos de África Occidental, afirma que este sentimiento es especialmente fuerte en la región del Sahel pero es común en toda el África francófona

Russia and the government of Mali had objected to the indefinite extension of sanctions as harmful for the political process to establish peace in the country. They had sought a provision whereby the sanctions regime would be wound up in August 2024

A day after ECOWAS chiefs of staffs finalized plans for a military intervention, Nigeria’s Senate refused to support President Bola Tinubu’s proposal to deploy soldiers. Tinubu is the current chair of ECOWAS. Meanwhile, Niger has seen multiple demonstrations in support of the coup that overthrew Mohamed Bazoum

In today’s episode, we bring you stories of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, France’s decision to further scale down its military presence in Africa, protests in Peru, and the ICC’s decision to resume investigation in the Philippines

Anti-French sentiment has increasingly been on the rise across the Sahel and North Africa due to its role in destabilizing the region with military interventions

El sentimiento antifrancés ha aumentado en el Sahel y el norte de África debido a su papel en la desestabilización de la región con intervenciones militares.

In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent French withdrawal from Mali and their legacy of violence and instability in the entire region

France’s attempt to play “good armed groups” against “bad armed group,” combined with the civilian casualties of its military operations turned the people of Mali away

Today we look at the withdrawal of French troops from Mali after 9 years, a report on Dutch colonial violence during Indonesia’s independence war, and more

The detention followed a minor reshuffle in the transitional government in which two military representatives were removed. The military had staged a coup in August 2020, forcing then president Boubacar Keita to resign