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Washington sends mission to Bamako

An American delegation is expected to arrive in the Malian capital in the coming days to renew ties with the Sahelian juntas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.07.2025

ECOWAS presidents debate AU's next chairperson

The AU chair should go back to a West African state next year. The subject was briefly evoked during the ECOWAS summit in Abuja on 22 June, with several capitals dreaming of being ideal candidates.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.07.2025

Spotlight
Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

Two Nigerien soldiers hold the American and Nigerien flags at Air Base 101 in Niamey in June 2024. © Boureima Hama/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - The Sahel security crisis 30.06.2025

ECOWAS standby force and the issue of funding

Under pressure from Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the sub-regional organisation is expected to present a funding project for a military standby force in the coming weeks. However, few are in favour of it seeing the light of day.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.06.2025

Appointment of Julius Maada Bio raises concerns within ECOWAS

Involved in various peace and mediation processes in Sierra Leone, the regional organisation has given a cautious welcome to the appointment of the country's president as its chair.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.06.2025

Julius Maada Bio's coup to seize ECOWAS presidency

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio in Nice, France, on 9 June 2025. © Ludovic Marin / AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2025

Senegal's Faye to take ECOWAS helm

Breaking news published on 21/06/25, at 13:00 GMT Heads of state from the West African regional bloc have agreed to appoint Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the next chair of the organisation, whose authority is being sorely tested by the departure of three member states run by military juntas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.06.2025

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Sidi Ould Tah fine-tunes his arrival at helm of African Development Bank

The president-elect of the pan-African institution still has two months to go before officially taking office. But amid thank-you tours, managing the transition and assembling his team, the Mauritanian already has a pile of dossiers on his desk.

Subscribers only Finance 18.06.2025

Outgoing President Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina (C) accompanies Sidi Ould Tah (R) during the AfDB annual meeting in Abidjan, 30 May 2025.

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

The Economic Community of West African States will discuss its fiftieth anniversary celebrations at its meeting on 22 June, as well as the formalities for the departure of the AES countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.06.2025

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Police forces from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo will share the data they collect as part of cooperation within the Economic Community of West African States.

Subscribers only Defence 11.06.2025

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

The United States Africa Command continues to fight jihadist groups and seeks to counter China's influence on the continent. But it no longer shows the same resolve to stem Russian influence and may even cooperate more with regimes that seize power in military coups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2025

Gen. Michael Langley during the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2025 opening ceremony, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 May 2025.

Spotlight
From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

The sale of almost all of the French bank's subsidiaries across Africa was launched two years ago but has proven more difficult than expected. The group must contend with government manoeuvres to have a say in choosing new owners.

Subscribers only Finance 27.05.2025

Société Générale CEO Slawomir Krupa at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 17 January 2024.

Ankara acts as mediator between Bamako and Algiers

The Turkish deputy minister of foreign affairs is serving as intermediary between Mali and Algeria to try to calm the tensions between these two countries with close links to Turkey.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2025

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

The London-listed company is looking to expand its operations on the continent, particularly in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2025

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Breaking news published on 16/05/25, at 14:30 GMT - On 13 May, the group headed by Simon Tiemtoré informed the pan-African bank Oragroup that it would not be acquiring the shares held by the Emerging Capital Partners fund.

Subscribers only Finance 16.05.2025

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2025

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Created at the beginning of the year, the Russian foreign ministry's Department for Partnership with Africa aims to strengthen ties with the continent's main regional organisations, notably the Alliance of Sahel States.

Free access Diplomacy 07.05.2025

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

The Ukrainian president left Pretoria prematurely on 24 April, cancelling his tour that was supposed to take him to at least two other countries on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2025

Inner circles
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

A leading player in Africa's mining sector since the 1990s, the CEO is quietly preparing his succession, scheduled for 2028. Tensions between his Canadian firm and the military junta in Bamako are an opportunity for him to test his lieutenants.

Subscribers only Mining 02.05.2025

Mark Bristow, Barrick Gold CEO, in Islamabad on 18 July 2022.

Moscow aims to ease tensions between Algiers and Bamako

To defuse tensions with Mali's northern neighbour, Russia is counting on bringing the security situation in the country back under control by replacing paramilitary group Wagner with Africa Corps.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.04.2025

Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare, Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore in Moscow on 3 April 2025.

Spotlight
Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

Russian trading companies are competing with each other to circumvent international sanctions in order to continue selling their products in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 15.04.2025

Aerial view of Russia's Novorossiysk port, August 2023.

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

West African foreign affairs ministers will gather on 22 April in Accra to kick off the birthday celebrations. Yet the thorny questions surrounding the Alliance of Sahel States and the future presidency of the organisation will also be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.04.2025

The ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15 December 2024.

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

A duo of Ghanaian generals recently took charge of the West African regional security organisation and have been tasked with revitalising it under the aegis of President Mahama.

Subscribers only Defence 08.04.2025

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Several Litasco employees have joined forces to form a new Dubai-based trading company, Apix Energy, which has set its sights on the African continent. However, management denies any link between the two structures.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 24.03.2025

Spotlight
Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

Nigeria and Mali's leaders were not shy in asking for help to mend diplomatic fences when the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs came to visit their countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2025

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, in Beirut, on 3 April 2023.

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Mali

Washington sends mission to Bamako

ECOWAS presidents debate AU's next chairperson

Spotlight
Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

ECOWAS standby force and the issue of funding

Appointment of Julius Maada Bio raises concerns within ECOWAS

Julius Maada Bio's coup to seize ECOWAS presidency

Senegal's Faye to take ECOWAS helm

Spotlight
Sidi Ould Tah fine-tunes his arrival at helm of African Development Bank

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Spotlight
AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight
From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Ankara acts as mediator between Bamako and Algiers

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Inner circles
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

Moscow aims to ease tensions between Algiers and Bamako

Spotlight
Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Spotlight
Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

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Mali

Washington sends mission to Bamako

ECOWAS presidents debate AU's next chairperson

Spotlight Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

ECOWAS standby force and the issue of funding

Appointment of Julius Maada Bio raises concerns within ECOWAS

Julius Maada Bio's coup to seize ECOWAS presidency

Senegal's Faye to take ECOWAS helm

Spotlight Sidi Ould Tah fine-tunes his arrival at helm of African Development Bank

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Spotlight AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Ankara acts as mediator between Bamako and Algiers

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Inner circles Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

Moscow aims to ease tensions between Algiers and Bamako

Spotlight Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Spotlight Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

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Spotlight
Inside the Trump administration's Sahelian diplomacy

Spotlight
Sidi Ould Tah fine-tunes his arrival at helm of African Development Bank

Spotlight
AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight
From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

Inner circles
Barrick Gold boss Mark Bristow's close allies and African network

Spotlight
Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

Spotlight
Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles