Mutiny in Niger: Russia, AES and the Limits of Propaganda
By Oumarou Sanou The attempted mutiny in Niger has exposed something more consequential than a challenge to General Abdourahamane Tiani’s…
The Map Does Not Lie: How the AES Failed the Sahel
Five years of military rule in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have produced not sovereignty but collapse. No propaganda can…
Survivors Recount Torture, Executions as Russian Mercenaries Intensify Violence in Mali
Summary •As new testimonies emerge from Mali’s refugee camps, harrowing stories of torture, executions, and mass intimidation point to a…