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The Wagner Group and Malian army took control of an artisanal gold mine in northeastern Mali, which will bolster the Kremlin’s sanctions evasion efforts. Wagner and Malian forces captured the Intahaka mine in Mali’s Gao region on February 9. The mine is t

West Africa is now separated into two blocs with antagonistic ideologies, allied with foreign sponsors on opposite sides of the geopolitical divide.

The lifting of the blockade imposed by an alliance of armed rebel groups (CSP), in the north-west part of the country is seen as a major sign towards peace.

The tensions between Algeria and Mali, initially seen as a passing storm, may escalate into a serious threat to regional stability if prolonged amid...

Here are four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks Mali as one of the countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2024.

Gateley and Fidal target African disputes with senior arbitration hires

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin has accelerated a shift in Russia’s interventions on the continent.

Last Sunday, the military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger quit West African economic union ECOWAS. It’s a major blow to the regional integration project — and a rebuke to Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to interfere in France’s former colonies.

Moscow is intent on filling the vacuum as three Sahelian military regimes worry Paris and Washington by cutting regional ties, Announcing their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) without delay, the juntas ruling Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have sent a shockwave through the regional bloc, which was already struggling to persuade them to restore civilian rule.

Switzerland has long dominated the world gold market. What does the UAE’s emergence as a potential rival mean for the Alpine nation?