Russia is exploiting weaknesses in Europe’s relationships with states across Africa. Germany will need to set a precedent in Mali if it is to respond to this challenge effectively.
The EU’s values-led foreign policy and its stabilisation objectives in the Sahel are in tension with each other. Russia is now waiting to exploit that tension.
The Economic Community of West African States should ensure that its sanctions on Mali do not harm ordinary citizens – and that it lifts them if the country’s military junta supports a democratic transition
What does the end of Operation Barkhane in its current form mean for the Sahel?
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
There are promising signs in Mali’s new government, but the international community must take action now to ensure the military junta cedes power to civilians.
Russia is exploiting weaknesses in Europe’s relationships with states across Africa. Germany will need to set a precedent in Mali if it is to respond to this challenge effectively.
The EU’s values-led foreign policy and its stabilisation objectives in the Sahel are in tension with each other. Russia is now waiting to exploit that tension.
The Economic Community of West African States should ensure that its sanctions on Mali do not harm ordinary citizens – and that it lifts them if the country’s military junta supports a democratic transition
After the indifference of the Trump years, the Biden administration should broaden and deepen its cooperation with France in the Sahel
There are promising signs in Mali’s new government, but the international community must take action now to ensure the military junta cedes power to civilians.
What does the end of Operation Barkhane in its current form mean for the Sahel?
In the future, should a Sahel country hosting European military support start flirting with Russia, Europe’s preparedness to leave will be a proven fact
Theodore Murphy comments on Germany’s decision to withdraw its troops from the UN mission in Mali by May 2024
The Kremlin has put the Europeans in a quandary: staying in Mali is becoming increasingly difficult
Where Europe takes on peacekeeping in Africa, the Kremlin uses tension to push its way to the front. This has consequences for Berlin politics, writes Theo Murphy.
French forces eliminated a significant number of jihadist fighters and leaders, operating under incredibly difficult circumstances and at high risk
