West Africa: Rethinking military aid, international response to coups
By Alexander John Thurston The latest coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in Africa’s Sahel region in less than 18…
Mali accuses France of spying, dividing country as tension heightens
Mali has accused France’s military of deliberately dividing the West African country and of committing espionage during its fight against…
As relations fray, Mali accuses France of splitting country, spying
Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maiga,
Coups: Targeted sanctions are trendy, but not very dffective
By Erica Gaston Sanctions are in the air everywhere these days. Just this week, there was a ratcheting up of…
Interview: France responsible for Mali’s security situation, economic woes–Prime Minister
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga
Tensions with Mali are jeopardizing Macron’s EU Defense ambitions
By Dave Keating As Europeans wait with bated breath to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes an invasion of…
Enablers of the return of the military in West Africa
•We must develop the capacity to disrupt the activities of such enablers. By Jibrin Ibrahim The current democratic transition in…
Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
By Komlan Avoulete On January 9, the West African bloc ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also…
Breaking: ECOWAS may deploy stablising force to countries under coup threat
•West Africa regional bloc agree to deploy force to stabilize democracy in countries under threat of military take-over Mukaila Ola…
Mali’s Junta Won’t Budge
Thousands of people took to the streets this month in Mali heeding the government’s calls to protest economic sanctions leveled…