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Ryan Bauer: The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren't Going Anywhere.
The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company, that it will end its ...
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Border fencing: Turning crisis into collective security
Several borders show untapped promise—zones we classify as Challenger archetypes. These include the Benin–Togo, Chad–Niger, and Mali–Burkina Faso frontiers. Each is marked by persistent insecurity, ...
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The United States Of Africa: African Unity In Ouagadougou
Some African presidents flew straight to Ouagadougou to sign the interim unity documents when they could not land. Some ...
Russia skirts Western sanctions to ramp up its military footprint in Africa
The two-year-old Africa Corps, which has links to a covert branch of Russia’s army, is ascendant at a time when U.S. and ...
A powerful, opaque al-Qaeda affiliate is rampaging across West Africa
With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the ...
Russia-backed Wagner Group says it is leaving Mali, but Africa Corps will remain
The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country.
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Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released
The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. Written in French, the book is the ...
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso’s withdrawal from ECOWAS is regrettable – Mahama
President John Mahama says the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is regrettable. He said "The recent decision by Mali ...