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Russia in Africa: Prigozhin's death exposes Putin's real motives on the continent

The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations. Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent…

The Conversation

France's waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer

The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over

The Independent UK

Norway will close its embassy in Mali, citing the security situation

Norway is closing its embassy in Mali by the end of the year, citing the security situation in the West African country

The Independent UK

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Russia vetos UN resolution extending sanctions and keeping experts in Mali

United Nations sanctions in Mali are ending after Russia vetoed extending them and maintaining a team of United Nations experts there, after they claimed that foreign forces were involved in abuses – a reference to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

Radio France Internationale

Liverpool set to miss out on Cheick Doucoure as Crystal Palace hold firm over £70m price tag

Reds had considered the Mali midfielder to reinforce midfield throughout the transfer window

Evening Standard

Sudan's army chief Burhan makes first trip to Egypt since conflict

In tonight's edition: Sudan's military ruler General Abdel Fattah-al-Burhan visits Egypt on his first trip abroad since Sudan spiralled into war. Also, our reporters meet Sudanese escaping war by fleeing into Tunisia. Many face desperate conditions in the Tunisian city of Zarzis. Plus the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for…

France 24

Who blinks first? France defies Niger coup leaders' ultimatum

After Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso, this time it feels like it's personal. France's president took on all-comers in his annual address on Monday to his ambassadors in Paris: insisting his man in Niamey is staying put, defying an ultimatum from Niger's coup leaders and ruing what Emmanuel Macron sees…

France 24

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ISIL doubled territory it controls in Mali in less than a year: UN

UN experts say the group now controls rural areas in eastern Menaka and large parts of the Ansongo area in northern Gao.

Al Jazeera

Russia uses social media channels to exploit Niger coup

Moscow aiming to increase influence in Africa, winning lucrative contracts and gaining access to key resources

The Guardian - UK

Islamic State group almost doubled its territory in Mali in under a year, U.N. says

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts said in a new report.

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Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report.

France 24

Before Prigozhin’s death, Wagner was fighting on Russia’s behalf in Africa. What happens now?

From securing resources to destabilising western influence, the mercenary group’s activities hang in the balance, says writer Dino Mahtani

The Guardian - UK

UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year

Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are also capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement

The Independent UK

Russia's Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from Syria to Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting on mineral wealth

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Niger’s junta OKs support of troops from two neighbors, intensifying standoff with West African bloc

The mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s president have given approval for military support from its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso against any attack just as the regional bloc insisted Friday on the use of force to help reverse the coup

Radio France Internationale

Algeria in diplomatic drive with Ecowas to avoid military action in Niger

Algeria has engaged in a diplomatic tour of three Ecowas countries in a bid to broker a diplomatic solution to resolve the crises across the Sahel, and avoid military intervention in Niger.

The Guardian - UK

Could reported death of Wagner chief push African leaders closer to Kremlin?

Smooth transition of mercenary group’s network and holdings in Africa may not be straightforward for Moscow

The Conversation

Niger is a key player in the Sahel region - 4 security implications of the coup

The Niger coup – the fifth in the Sahel and sixth in the broader west Africa region in three years – has pushed the region further into political unrest and insecurity.

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Al Jazeera

More than a dozen Niger soldiers killed in attack near Mali border

The Nigerien Defence Ministry says another 20 soldiers were wounded in the attack.

Radio France Internationale

UN force leaves base in northern Mali early due to insecurity

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions.

The Guardian - UK

A key lesson from the Niger crisis: Africans, not global powers, will plot the continent’s path

Other African states are saying that it is they who must decide the continent’s fate, not strategists in Moscow and Washington, writes Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Al Jazeera

UN forces in Mali speed up withdrawal as security deteriorates

UN’s impending pullout has fuelled tensions between Mali’s military gov’t and rebel Coordination of Azawad Movements.

The Conversation

Military coups in Africa: here's what determines a return to civilian rule

Slightly more than two years after Niger’s first peaceful handover of power from one civilian president to another, the military seized power in July 2023. The coup – the fourth in Nigerien history – follows on the heels of recent military interventions in Africa. Mali (August 2020 and May 2021),…

Radio France Internationale

France and Mali suspend issuing visas for their nationals

France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other's citizens.

Radio France Internationale

Niger coup supporters protest West African military force

Thousands of Niger coup supporters took to the streets on Friday to protest against plans by West African nations to deploy a military force to the country, as a key regional meeting on a possible intervention was scrapped.

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