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How Russia’s MoD Secures and Exploits Sahel’s Strategic Minerals
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How Russia’s MoD Secures and Exploits Sahel’s Strategic Minerals

Between Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—also known as the Confederation of Sahel States—was officially established in July 2024 as a mutual defense and political. After withdrawing from the Economic Community…
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August 15, 2025Tags: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Russia
Mali After the Arrests: Scenarios for Power, Instability, and Foreign Influence”
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Mali After the Arrests: Scenarios for Power, Instability, and Foreign Influence”

Media reports confirm that Mali’s junta has arrested between 20 and 50 soldiers over the past few days for allegedly plotting to topple Colonel Assimi Goïta’s military government. Among those detained are:…
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August 14, 2025Tags: Mali
Russia’s Influence Operations in Mali: Strategic Assessment
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Russia’s Influence Operations in Mali: Strategic Assessment

Russia and China are increasingly using ideological influence as a weapon — not only through disinformation but by building alternative narratives to counter the Western-led information order. In Africa, Russia is experimenting with deep…
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May 16, 2025Tags: Mali, Russia
Mali Junta Leader Gets Backing to Serve as President Until 2030
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Mali Junta Leader Gets Backing to Serve as President Until 2030

In a move that further entrenches military rule in Mali, the junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita has secured political support to remain in power as president until 2030. This development…
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May 6, 2025Tags: Mali
From Transition to Tenure: Niger’s Military Government Digs In and the Future of West Africa’s Juntas
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From Transition to Tenure: Niger’s Military Government Digs In and the Future of West Africa’s Juntas

Niger's junta leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has been sworn in for an additional five-year transition period. Per his previous statements, this transition was expected to conclude this year, leading to…
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March 27, 2025Tags: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
Self-promotion in Mali and rapprochement in Niger: signs of domestic differences in junta-led states
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Self-promotion in Mali and rapprochement in Niger: signs of domestic differences in junta-led states

Asimi Goita, (the junta leader of Mali since 2021) promoted himself and assumed the special title of "supreme" commander of the "land army".  He went further to promote five other…
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October 31, 2024Tags: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Sahel
Russian Military Crimes in Mali Highlight Propensity for Sadism and Atrocities by Russian Expeditionary Groups
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Russian Military Crimes in Mali Highlight Propensity for Sadism and Atrocities by Russian Expeditionary Groups

Russia continues to commit war crimes on the African continent. We previously analyzed numerous incidents of violence, extrajudicial killings, and rapes perpetrated by Wagner Group mercenaries in the Central African…
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August 6, 2024Tags: Mali, Russia, Wagner Group
The worsening insurgency and insecurity in Mali
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The worsening insurgency and insecurity in Mali

One of the major reasons the junta in Bamako gave for taking power from civilian rulers was the worsening insurgency and insecurity in Mali. According to them, and other coup makers…
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March 29, 2024Tags: Mali, Wagner Group
Military juntas’ confederation project may be orchestrated in Moscow
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Military juntas’ confederation project may be orchestrated in Moscow

As part of its colonialist policy in Africa, Russia has launched the process of creating a puppet Confederation project involving Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Therefore, by using its control over…
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March 11, 2024Tags: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
Africa seeing Russian interference in national legislation shape-up
Posted inDemocracy Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops

Africa seeing Russian interference in national legislation shape-up

Some African nations are being subjected to external meddling on the system of constitutional order as part of Russia’s colonial policy in countries that were once in the zone of…
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June 16, 2023Tags: France, Mali, Russia, Wagner Group

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