The Sahelian juntas have signed a military alliance as jihadist and separatist groups step up their attacks, As Mali s military regime pursues its drive to reassert central government authority over the Kidal region hitherto dominated by Tuareg former separatists, conflict has spread across the north, with jihadists seizing the opportunity to step up their own attacks west of Timbuktu (AC Vol 64 No 18, As Bamako pushes out the UN, Islamists seize new opportunities).
Mali : l'ex-rébellion déplore le bilan de l'accord de paix signé il y a six ans à Alger francetvinfo.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from francetvinfo.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rapport mensuel de monitoring de protection N° 4 - Avril 2021 - Mali reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
April 2021 Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotiate in good faith”, while Khartoum vowed to “consider all possible options to protect its security”, denouncing Addis Ababa’s rejection of its proposal for quadripartite mediation by AU, EU, UN and U.S. to break deadlock in AU-led negotiations. Ethiopia’s water minister Seleshi Bekele 7 April said Addis Ababa would proceed with second filling of dam during forthcoming rainy season between June and Sept. Sudan and Egypt 10 April declined Ethiopia’s offer to share data about second filling, reiterating need for legally binding agreement on dam’s operation. Sudan 12 April and Egypt next day called on UN Security Council to encourage Ethiopia to refrain from filling GERD unilaterally before parties reach agreement. Sudanese PM Abdallah Hamdok 13 April called for closed-door meeting with Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts in bid to break deadlock; Ethiopia 21 April declined Hamdok’s proposal, same day proposed AU-sponsored meeting to end stalemate. Following Hamdok’s 5 April meeting with U.S. Sec State Antony Blinken and Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry’s 12 April meeting with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, Ethiopian FM Demeke Mekonnen 15 April denounced “politicising and internationalising” of dispute. Sudanese Irrigation Minister Yasir Abbas 23 April said Sudan may sue Ethiopia in international courts if it goes ahead with plan to fill GERD unilaterally.
Gao, Tessalit : Les terroristes sèment la mort mali-web.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mali-web.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati assassiné : Mohamed Ould Ouénat prend la relève – Koulouba.com koulouba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from koulouba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bamada.net - Sahel: La France au cœur des tensions bamada.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bamada.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bamada.net - Assises de Bamako : coups de colère mortels bamada.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bamada.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sahel: La France au cœur des tensions mali-web.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mali-web.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bamada.net - Sidi Brahim Ould Sidati assassiné : Mohamed Ould Ouénat prend la relève bamada.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bamada.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.