Africa
Mali in crisis: When the junta has no one left to blame but itself
The Russians are the only external forces left trying to keep the al-Qaeda linked JNIM militants at bay and it's looking grim
October 11, 2025
The Russians are the only external forces left trying to keep the al-Qaeda linked JNIM militants at bay and it's looking grim
But in other parts of Africa the PMCs have been brought under direct control of the Russian government and they aren't going anywhere.
With Wagner’s setbacks and the fallout from Ukraine, Moscow is rethinking its role in the Sahel
The loss at Tinzaouaten suggests that Russia’s path to power here is not as simple as pumping in men and money
Why the path to stability in Bamako may have to run through Moscow