Vol 63 No 8 | MALISAHELSECURITYG5 Disjointed force 14th April 2022 The demise of the G5 Sahel Joint Force looks imminent, according to authoritative sources. The force always had a slight presence in the anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel,...
Vol 63 No 6 | MALIRUSSIASAHEL Danger looms for the UN in Mali 16th March 2022 The future of the UN peacekeeping mission is in question – European troops are leaving and evidence is emerging of abuses by the national army and Wagner A cloud of anxiety hangs over the leaders of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali as they navigate a hostile military government, tumultuous developments in the Sahel and...
Vol 63 No 5 | NIGERSAHEL Terrorisme sans frontières 2nd March 2022 The relocation of European troops from Mali to Niger holds political risks for President Bazoum but may avert a wider security breakdown Geography helps explain why President Mohamed Bazoum overcame his initial reluctance to host European and French troops after they were expelled from Mali this month. Bazoum understood how...
Vol 63 No 4 | BENINMALIEUROPEAN UNIONSAHEL France moves out of Mali 16th February 2022 European governments are rethinking military plans in the Sahel ahead of the grand summit between the African Union and the EU African and European officials have agreed to move the centre for counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel from Mali to Niger but questions remain about how to manage the...
Vol 63 No 4 | EUROPEAN UNIONSAHEL The coup-makers win the first round 4th February 2022 Regional and international efforts to bring the axis of colonels to heel have floundered due to hubris and miscalculations. The jihadist insurgents will be the main beneficiaries Bamako's expulsion of France's ambassador Joël Meyer has set the stage for another messy post-colonial confrontation. Yet it is the refusal by Colonel Assimi Goïta's regime to accept...
Vol 62 No 17 | SAHEL French lessons from Kabul 26th August 2021 The West's debacle in Afghanistan may force France to rethink its military stance and diplomacy in West Africa Two months after Emmanuel Macron announced the end of its anti-Islamist Opération Barkhane in the Sahel, policymakers and public opinion are confronted with the dramatic and powerful television... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 14 | CÔTE D'IVOIREFRANCESAHEL Hitting the beach 8th July 2021 The seaside resort of Jacqueville is now home to the Académie internationale de lutte contre le terrorisme (AILCT), a concept first mooted in 2017 at a meeting of...
Vol 62 No 9 | CHADFRANCESAHEL Regional leaders pay homage to Déby at funeral summit 23rd April 2021 The death of Chad's just re-elected warrior-president could undermine the regional anti-jihad campaign and leaves a political vacuum at home Although the full facts of how President Idriss Déby Itno met his death on 19 April are yet to emerge, his successors and regional leaders have tough choices...
Vol 62 No 4 | FRANCESAHELG5 France holds tight in the Sahel 18th February 2021 Paris does a U-turn over troop reductions and Chad sends reinforcements French President Emmanuel Macron stepped back from announcing troop withdrawals to his country's 5,100-strong anti-Islamist force in Mali at a 15-16 February summit in Chad. But he was...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 3 | FRANCESAHELG5 Questions mount over Macron's regional plan 12th February 2021 Although Paris wants to scale back its commitment to the Sahel operation, it's unclear which countries fill the gap France's President Emmanuel Macron is likely to cut more troops from the region at next week's G5 Sahel summit in Chad on Monday and Tuesday (15 and 16... READ FOR FREE