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France, Mali
Paris-Bamako tensions look set to thwart culture events

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The 12th African Photography Biennial in Bamako, in 2019.
The 12th African Photography Biennial in Bamako, in 2019. © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Deteriorating relations between France and Mali threaten to damage cultural cooperation between the two countries. The first collateral victim could be the Bamako biennial, the largest photo exhibition in Africa, which may not go ahead as planned later this year.

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European Union, Mali
As Wagner arrives, EU prepares sanctions but keeps channels open with junta

Following the lead of ECOWAS, the EU is gearing up to impose sanctions on the regime in Bamako, which has postponed the presidential election and welcomed Russian paramilitaries from Wagner onto Malian soil. The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell is due to hold a virtual meeting with the foreign ministers of the G5 Sahel countries on 26 January to discuss the situation in Mali.

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The Malian file was also raised during the gathering of the 27 European defence ministers in Brest on 12 and 13 January

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, in Tan-Tan, Morocco, in May 2024.
Spotlight | Morocco Rabat working hard to attract kamikaze drone industry DRC Excluded candidate calls in FIFA over election of football federation head Madagascar Employers' network and French CEOs to talk tourism revamp The New Guard | Africa Namibia, Nigeria, Mali Ivory Coast Air Côte d'Ivoire to spruce up fleet
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Morocco Californian giant Uber tests the waters in Western Sahara Cameroon Consulting firm A2S International promotes national infrastructure projects East Africa The turbulent selection process for East African Development Bank's future boss Uganda Anita Among, a $600,000 Rolls and bridges burned with Museveni clan
Anita Among, speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, in Kampala on 2 May 2023.
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