China is making inroads into the West African arms market and is also looking to make new allies and build influence in the region amid waning French influence there. Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali are all French-speaking and, as former colonies, historically fell under France’s sphere of influence. And although France is still the largest […]
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN mission in the Sahara, MINURSO, for one year, while enshrining, once again, the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to resolve the regional dispute. The renewal of the MINURSO mandate came in Resolution 2654, adopted Thursday by the UN Security Council. The Security Council […]
The German government said Tuesday (22 November) that it plans to wind down the country’s participation in a United Nations military mission in Mali by the middle of 2024, following a recent announcement by the British government of the early withdrawal of its military contingent from the West African country. Tensions have grown between Mali, […]
