The leader of the military government of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, made his first public appearance on 28 April 2026 following a weekend of coordinated insurgent attacks across the West African nation. The Africa Corps, a paramilitary organisation linked to the Russian Federation, stated that it successfully thwarted what it described as a large-scale coup attempt...
The Mali Al Qaeda affiliate, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (hereinafter: JNIM), has initiated a prolonged economic blockade on the capital of Mali by targeting critical fuel supply routes, leading to severe shortages since early September 2025. This calculated economic warfare has resulted in a near-paralysis of Bamako, with essential services and daily life being disrupted across the...
The contemporary geopolitical landscape’s relationship between a state’s internal governance and its commitment to international legal frameworks, such as the International Criminal Court (hereinafter: ICC), represents a critical dynamic. This interaction is currently being reconfigured within the Sahel, where the governments of several nations are pursuing political trajectories that diverge from established international norms. This...