The Malian government recently negotiated the release of a French hostage who had been held captive for four years. On Thursday President Macron thanked the Malian government for its efforts. France itself, however, refuses to negotiate with the jihadists.
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Ecowas looks set to accept the Malian military leaders’ power transition proposals and ease economic sanctions.
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Should the coup in Mali make us fear a resurgence of coups in West Africa? Mohamed Tall argues that the way in which ECOWAS manages the current crises in the sub-region highlights the widening gap between Heads of State, who are percevied as part of an union, and the populations whose aspirations are not sufficiently taken into account by the same Heads of State.
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