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  • Mali

EU foreign policy chief warns Mali against Russian mercenary deal – Read article on Reuters

Mali : les discussions avec le groupe russe Wagner sont “un moyen de pression pour prolonger la transition” – Read article on TV5 Monde

Le Mali ne digère pas les critiques du Niger – Read article on DW

Mali must consider its options to “bolster our national defence”, says Prime Minister – Read article on Africa News

Mali: à Niono, la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire inquiète – Read article on Sahelien.com

French defence minister in Sahel amid speculation Mali may hire Russian mercenaries – Read article on RFI

  • Sahel

France In The Sahel Is A Policeman Trying To Escape From Prison – by Michel Goya / Read article on Hoover Institution

The Sahelian Matrix of Political Violence – by Heni Nsaibia, Clionadh Raleigh / Read article on Hoover Institution

  • Niger

Niger, le nouveau « hub militaire » français au Sahel – Read article on aniamey.com

  • Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso : le président Kaboré se félicite de la mort du chef de l’EIGS – Read article on Africanews.com

  • Benin

“No Place to Go”: The Demolition of Benin’s Fishing Settlements – Read article on EA Worldview

News, Resources & Upcoming Events (26/04/2021)

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News and Reports

Will events in Chad force a reset of Sahel strategy? – atlanticcouncil.org

Mort d’Idriss Déby : “la France perd un allié très important” dans le Sahel – France24.com

Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death –  Reuters

Niger: The African Commission must act for a human rights approach in the African Union’s handling of the political and security situation –  fidh.org

Sahel : l’Algérie et le Niger accordent leurs violons –  Jeuneafrique.com

Gérard Araud – La France devrait s’inspirer de l’Amérique et quitter le Sahel – lepoint.fr

Burkina Faso : « Juger Blaise Compaoré n’ajoutera pas à l’instabilité » – jeuneafrique.com

Mali: Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations – Human Rights Watch

Mali sets February date for presidential, parliamentary elections – aljazeera.com

Resources

In 2017 the Government of Rwanda retained the Washington DC law firm of Levy Firestone Muse LLP to investigate the role of the French government in connection with the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda that left more than 800,000 dead. The Muse Investigation report was submitted to the Government of Rwanda on 19 April 2021. It concludes that the French government bears “significant responsibility for enabling a foreseeable genocide”.

Upcoming Events

Security in Post-Military Nigeria | Tuesday 4 May 2021 | 1:30pm to 3:00pm

A round table discussion about current and future security threats facing Nigeria as a post-military nation, organised by The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
More info here

Email tsadmin@st-andrews.ac.uk to book a space.