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Burkina Faso has dissolved all political parties: why African coup leaders often turn on the people who supported them

The end of January 2026 effectively marked the end of party politics in Burkina Faso. On 29 January, Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s government formally dissolved all political parties, including those that had supported his September 2022 coup.

The Conversation

How al-Qaida-linked jihadist group JNIM is bringing Mali to its knees

Political instability and fuel shortages caused by rebel group is driving Mali to brink of becoming Islamist republic

The Guardian - UK

Is Mali the Next Afghanistan? Fuel Shortages and School Closures Trigger Panic as Islamic Militants Tighten Grip

Islamist blockade triggers fuel shortages and school closures in Mali, raising fears of state collapse and militant control.

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Mali’s junta arrests generals and French national over alleged coup plot

Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May

The Guardian - UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

Malian political parties postpone banned protest but vow to fight on

Around 100 political parties in Mali have rejected the military junta’s suspension of all political activity and vowed to reschedule a banned protest. The move comes amid growing anger over plans to extend the junta leader’s rule by five years and dissolve all parties.

Radio France Internationale

Protests grow in Mali as opposition leader faces trial over junta criticism

A prominent opposition leader in Mali will stand trial next month for criticising the country’s military rulers, as tensions escalate over a plan to dissolve political parties and delay a return to civilian rule. The arrest of Mamadou Traoré, a vocal critic of the junta, comes amid protests in Bamako…

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Mali forum backs five-year presidency for junta leader Assimi Goïta

A national political forum in Mali has proposed making military leader Assimi Goïta the country’s president, with a five-year renewable term starting in 2025.

Radio France Internationale

New Sahel Confederation challenges regional order as ECOWAS seeks dialogue

The military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). The leaders emphasised territorial and popular sovereignty as core principles of their leadership through a new treaty. Concurrently, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is exploring…

Radio France Internationale

US war on terror in Africa: 75,000% rise

The number of terrorist attacks on the continent increased from 9 to 6,756 amid America's Forever Wars

Salon

Mali agrees to release 46 Ivorian soldiers after five months in detention

In the presence of the Togolese mediator and Cote d’Ivoire delegation, the Malian government agreed on Thursday in Bamako to release the 46 Ivoirian soldiers who have been detained for the past five months in the Malian capital.

Radio France Internationale

Côte d’Ivoire accuses Mali of using its soldiers as 'hostages'

Tension between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire has flared up again after Bamako demanded that Malian politicians in exile in Côte d’Ivoire be handed over to Malian authorities. This in exchange for the release of Ivorian soldiers held in custody since July.

Radio France Internationale

The shadowy world of Russian mercenaries

Putin has been using an unaccountable army with a history of human rights violations to pursue Russia's agenda

Salon

Shadow of Russia's Wagner Group looms large over post-coup Mali

Colonel Assimi Goïta, who took power in Mali in an August 2020 coup, has been slow to put in place a promised transition to civilian rule. Now under international sanctions, the country has been gripped by nationalist and pan-African fever for several weeks. Relations with former colonial power France, which…

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