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Russia Steps Out From Shadows In Africa With State Paramilitary

With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers.

International Business Times

China’s support for Mali’s military carries risks: researcher outlines what they are

Mali, a landlocked Sahelian nation of 25 million people, has faced significant instability since 2012, marked by terrorism, state neglect and armed conflicts.

The Conversation

Mali moves to dominate gold sector amid Barrick mine dispute and Russian deal

The ruling junta in Mali is tightening its hold on the gold industry as it moves to reclaim control from established foreign operators and boost local processing capacity through investment from Russia.

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Mali takes control of Canadian-owned Barrick Gold mine over tax dispute

A judge in Mali has placed Canadian mining company Barrick Gold under provisional administration in an ongoing dispute with the military government over alleged unpaid taxes

The Independent UK

Tuaregs in Mali and Burkina file ICC complaint against armies, Russian allies

Tuareg associations in Mali and Burkina Faso have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against their nations' armies and the Russian paramilitary group, Africa Corps.

Radio France Internationale

Highways to hell: west Africa’s road networks are the preferred battleground for terror groups

What’s the connection between roads and conflict in west Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted shows a close relationship between the two.

The Conversation

Wagner vs Africa Corps: The future of Russian paramilitaries in Mali

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

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International investigation reveals Wagner Group's secret prisons in Mali

A collaborative investigation by international media outlets has uncovered secret prisons run by Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali, where abuse and torture are carried out with impunity. Reporters with the Forbidden Stories consortium – which includes RFI's sister channel France 24 – reveal how the Wagner paramilitary group duplicated methods…

Radio France Internationale

Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa

Even as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is also expanding its military footprint in Africa

The Independent UK

Russia plans to boost economic and military ties in Africa

Kremlin announcement comes as Wagner Group quits West African state of Mali.

Al Jazeera

Wagner gets replaced in Mali by Africa Corp, another Russian military group

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, diplomatic and security sources told journalists on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries leaving Mali, Africa Corps to remain

The shift brings Russian support to ‘a more fundamental level’, says Kremlin-backed paramilitary force Africa Corps.

Al Jazeera

Thirteen on trial over 'racist' stunt targeting French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura

Thirteen people linked to a far-right group appeared in a Paris court on Wednesday on charges of publicly inciting racial hatred against French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, who faced harassment over her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

Extremists kill dozens of soldiers at a Mali military base, sources say

Extremists have killed dozens of soldiers in an attack on a military base in Mali

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Al-Qaida affiliate attacks Mali army bases as junta struggles to contain jihadist threat

Attack in Timbuktu comes as Islamist group JNIM claims separate assault near border with Burkina Faso

The Conversation

Togo’s citizens want to leave Ecowas – new survey suggests why

A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government’s handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of the Alliance of Sahel States – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The survey was carried out by Afrobarometer, an independent, pan-African research network, in partnership with the…

The Conversation

Funding terror: how west Africa’s deadly jihadists get the money they need to survive

The west Africa–Sahel region has seen a proliferation of militant Islamist groups since the 1990s.

The Independent UK

In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands

U.S. funding cuts have hit a local language learning program in Mali that empowered thousands

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Al Jazeera

‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback

Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.

Radio France Internationale

Mali dissolves all political parties as opposition figures disappear

Mali’s military government has shut down all political parties and banned their activities across the country. Anyone who disobeys the order faces sanctions.

The Independent UK

Mali's leader dissolves political parties and bans meetings of their members

A government official says the president of Mali’s transitional government has signed a decree dissolving political parties amid a backdrop of pro-democracy opposition

Al Jazeera

Mali dissolves all political parties after opposition figures ‘arrested’

Human rights groups say politicians have been forcibly disappeared in recent days

International Business Times

Mali Dissolves Political Parties In Blow To Junta Critics

Mali's military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country's political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest attempt to clamp down on the opposition since the junta seized power.

Guitar World

“We’re an African band who make hard rock. Before Songhoy Blues, you’d never hear anyone do this. It’s like a little Rolling Stones from Mali”: Songhoy Blues’ Garba Touré created his own crossover guitar style – now he’s changing it up again

From “African rock, African roll” to a new exploration of traditional instruments, techniques and tunings – the exiled artist continues to build bridges with new album Héritage

Radio France Internationale

Where do jihadist groups in the Sahel get their weapons?

Jihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being supplied by foreign weapons pipelines such as France.

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