00 days

00 hours

00 mins

00 secs

Special offer: -15%15% OFF your subscription

Consult our offers

Your account has been succesfully created.

EN FR

Scroll through edition

The Morning Brief
Log in

Password

Keep me logged in

Forgot your password?
Subscribe

Mali
Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

European Union foreign ministers are set to discuss the EU's relations with Mali at a meeting on 21 March. Although there are major differences between member states on the question of whether or not to maintain EU missions in the African country, they will try to find a consensus on the issue. [...]

Published on 18/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT

This article may be accessed by subscribers

In order to ensure high-quality and independent journalism, Africa Intelligence relies solely on subscriptions from its readers, with no advertising, no events and no consulting work.

Several offers are available depending on your particular reading needs

Consult our offers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Discover our work by making use of the following possibilities: daily newsletters, a selection of free articles, keyword alerts.

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Defence, Diplomacy

15% OFF your subscription

Special offer: Only 2d and 7h to take advantage of it

Consult our offers

This offer is open to all new subscribers and runs until 24/01/2025

Set up email notifications for these topics

Abdoulaye Diop
EUTM-Mali
Josep Borrell
Malian Armed Forces
Takuba Task Force
Wagner

European Union, Mali, Spain
Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

Reduced to 300 soldiers last autumn, the EU training mission remains present in Bamako, though all operations have ceased and the relationship between Mali and the EU has become spectacularly rocky. Madrid is firmly lobbying to maintain the mission.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.02.2023

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Vienna, Austria, 16 February 2023.

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

With relations between Brussels and Bamako showing no sign of mending, the EU has decided to halve the size of its military training mission in Mali, which has now been whittled down to 300 soldiers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.09.2022

Mali
Junta attempts rapprochement with Doha

Having discreetly dispatched a delegation to Doha in late May, a cash-strapped Bamako is now seeking to secure financial support for the transition. It has also appointed a new ambassador to Qatar.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.07.2022

Sahel
Brussels reviews its EUCAP Sahel training mission

The European Union has started a strategic review of its EUCAP Sahel training mission for national security forces in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.04.2022

Mali
EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

Brussels laid out to the Malian junta its conditions for maintaining its military training operations in the country. But it has had no substantive response from Bamako, and is now expected to announce their suspension.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.04.2022

Mali
Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

In a letter sent to Mali's foreign minister on 9 March, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made the continuation of EU operations in Mali conditional on a strict separation from the activities of the Russian mercenary firm Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.03.2022

France, Sahel
Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

Breaking news, published on 11/02/2022 at 17:40 - On the eve of the upcoming EU-AU summit, Emmanuel Macron is expected bring together leaders from Europe and the Sahel on 16 February to discuss the future of the French and European presence in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.02.2022

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum (L) at a G5 summit on 9 July 2021.

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.01.2022

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

European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

As relations between Bamako and Paris continue to sour, France wants the EU to slap sanctions on several Malian officials seen to be rocking the boat ahead of next year's presidential poll. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is considering similar punitive measures.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2021

15% OFF your subscription

Special offer: Only 2d and 7h to take advantage of it

Consult our offers

This offer is open to all new subscribers and runs until 24/01/2025

Set up email notifications for these topics

Abdoulaye Diop
EUTM-Mali
Josep Borrell
Malian Armed Forces
Takuba Task Force
Wagner

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Mali
Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

European Union, Mali, Spain
Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Mali
Junta attempts rapprochement with Doha

Sahel
Brussels reviews its EUCAP Sahel training mission

Mali
EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

Mali
Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

France, Sahel
Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

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

European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Mali Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

This article may be accessed by subscribers

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

European Union, Mali, Spain Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

European Union, Mali EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Mali Junta attempts rapprochement with Doha

Sahel Brussels reviews its EUCAP Sahel training mission

Mali EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

Mali Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

France, Sahel Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

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

European Union, France, Mali Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta

Set up email notifications for these topics

About Africa Intelligence

Subscription

Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Mali
Crucial European Union foreign ministers' meeting on EU presence in Mali

European Union, Mali, Spain
Closing of EU Training Mission a political problem for Spain

European Union, Mali
EU scales back EUTM-MALI mission even further as rift with junta grows

Mali
Junta attempts rapprochement with Doha

Sahel
Brussels reviews its EUCAP Sahel training mission

Mali
EU set to suspend military training operations in Mali

Mali
Faced with Wagner, the EU sets out conditions for staying in Mali

France, Sahel
Paris and EU fix date of Mali pullout

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

European Union, France, Mali
Paris secretly prepared to slap sanctions on military junta