{"id":2937,"date":"2021-09-27T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T09:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2021-09-27T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T09:10:58","slug":"west-africa-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francophone.port.ac.uk\/?p=2937","title":{"rendered":"West Africa Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Mali<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__medium___1ocDap Text__heading_2___sUlNJP Heading__base___1dDlXY Heading__heading_2___3f_bIW\">EU foreign policy chief warns Mali against Russian mercenary deal &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/eu-foreign-policy-chief-warns-mali-against-russian-mercenary-deal-2021-09-21\/\">Read article on Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mali : les discussions avec le groupe russe Wagner sont &#8220;un moyen de pression pour prolonger la transition&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/mali-les-discussions-avec-le-groupe-russe-wagner-sont-un-moyen-de-pression-pour-prolonger-la\">Read article on TV5 Monde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Le Mali ne dig\u00e8re pas les critiques du Niger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/fr\/tensions-mali-niger\/a-59243743\">Read article on DW<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__title\">Mali must consider its options to &#8220;bolster our national defence&#8221;, says Prime Minister &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/09\/19\/mali-must-consider-its-options-to-bolster-our-national-defence-says-prime-minister\/\">Read article on Africa News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mali: \u00e0 Niono, la d\u00e9gradation de la situation s\u00e9curitaire inqui\u00e8te &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sahelien.com\/mali-a-niono-la-degradation-de-la-situation-securitaire-inquiete\/\">Read article on Sahelien.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\" data-speech-header-title=\"French defence minister in Sahel amid speculation Mali may hire Russian mercenaries\">French defence minister in Sahel amid speculation Mali may hire Russian mercenaries &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/france\/20210919-french-defence-minister-in-sahel-amid-speculation-mali-may-hire-russian-mercenaries\">Read article on RFI<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-speech-header-title=\"French defence minister in Sahel amid speculation Mali may hire Russian mercenaries\">\n<h3>Sahel<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"page-title\">France In The Sahel Is A Policeman Trying To Escape From Prison &#8211; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/research\/france-sahel-policeman-trying-escape-prison\">Michel Goya \/ Read article on Hoover Institution<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-title field-type-ds field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p class=\"page-title\">The Sahelian Matrix of Political Violence &#8211; <span class=\"label-inline field-label\">by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/research\/sahelian-matrix-political-violence\"><span class=\"field-items\">Heni Nsaibia, Clionadh Raleigh \/ Read article on Hoover Institution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Niger<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"FontArticleMainTitle\">Niger, le nouveau \u00ab hub militaire \u00bb fran\u00e7ais au Sahel &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.aniamey.com\/h\/105559.html\">Read article on aniamey.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Burkina Faso<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"article__title\">Burkina Faso : le pr\u00e9sident Kabor\u00e9 se f\u00e9licite de la mort du chef de l&#8217;EIGS &#8211; 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