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Spotlight | Burkina Faso
EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

Sahel

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position. In an attempt to stem the flow of jihadist propaganda which now risks overflowing into the coastal states, a number of security operations have been launched, among them Operation Barkhane, the G5 Sahel joint force, MINUSMA, and the Coalition for the Sahel. [...]

Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Russian president Vladimir Putin. © Sergei Bobylev/Tass Host Photo Agency/Handout/EPA/MaxPPP

While Ibrahim Traoré's junta continues to strengthen its relations with Russia, the possibility of providing military support to the Burkinabe authorities is once again on the agenda in Brussels. But opinions in the bloc are strongly divided on this highly sensitive issue. [...]

Published on 23/11/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot, Paul Deutschmann

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“The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado”

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Olivia Rouamba
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Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

The Burkinabe community in Ivory Coast has been quietly boycotting efforts by the junta to raise funds to combat jihadist insurgents back home. They are unhappy about a perceived lack of transparency over how the money is being spent.

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Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore in Niamey on 6 July 2024.

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Italy's Emanuela Del Re, the European Union's special envoy for the Sahel, is seeking re-election, yet several European capitals are far from keen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.07.2024

Sudan
Paris poised to appoint new ambassador

The French foreign office is in the process of choosing a successor to Raja Rabia. Its Sudanese embassy was relocated to Addis Ababa after war broke out in April 2023.

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Spotlight | Niger
Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

The EU is grappling with the tricky issue of what to do with €70m it earmarked for the Nigerien army before the West African state was taken over by a military junta last year. Italy seems willing to work with Sahelian juntas, to the dismay of some other member states.

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Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

The Burkinabe junta suspects Washington and Paris of blocking the delivery of an Embraer Super Tucano attack plane, and this is overshadowing negotiations for the release of four DGSE agents detained in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.03.2024

Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso's transitional government.

Comoros islands
Assoumani postpones visits to Sahel juntas

Azali Assoumani's twice-postponed trip to the Sahel is now expected to take place in the next few months, but he will visit as Comorian president and no longer in an AU capacity.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.02.2024

Burkina Faso, Niger
EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

The future of the joint G5 Sahel force had created sharp tensions between rival EU bodies over the past few months. The row has resurfaced just as Burkina Faso and Niger have announced they are withdrawing from the organisation, which resulted in its dissolution on 6 December.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.12.2023

West Africa
French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

The French President is due to chair a Defence Council meeting on 14 November devoted exclusively to Africa. The future of France's military presence on the continent will be at the heart of the talks, at a time when the coup d'état in Niger has prompted the Élysée to review its initial plans.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.11.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron with France's Chief of the Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on 13 June 2022.

Mozambique
Maputo lobbies EU for lethal arms to combat Cabo Delgado insurgents

The Mozambican armed forces are hoping to obtain lethal weaponry in addition to the military equipment that the Europeans are already supplying.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 06.10.2023

In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

Investigative report published on 10/08/23 at 10.50 GMT - There is no longer a consensus within the West African community and its Western partners on restoring ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power, an ultimatum that had been imposed on the coup leaders.

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Supporters of the Niger coup in a stadium in Niamey, 6 August 2023.

Burkina Faso
Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Ouagadougou has made its choice of new ambassador in Paris. France is expected to agree, but is still waiting for the approval of the Burkinabe authorities for the future French representative in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

Talks between the European Union and Burkina Faso on possible security support recently resumed. The EU is keen to maintain links with the junta led by Captain Traoré, but would freeze any aid plans if Ouagadougou signs a deal with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.04.2023

A banner of the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore is seen during a protest to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on the 20 January 2023.

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.

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Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

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Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

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EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

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French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

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Maputo lobbies EU for lethal arms to combat Cabo Delgado insurgents

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
EU seeks path forward as Ouagadougou builds ties with Moscow

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Ibrahim Traoré grapples with diaspora

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Sudan
Paris poised to appoint new ambassador

Spotlight | Niger
Brussels tussle over €70m for Nigerien army

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

Comoros islands
Assoumani postpones visits to Sahel juntas

Burkina Faso, Niger
EU rift precipitates G5 Sahel crisis

West Africa
French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Mozambique
Maputo lobbies EU for lethal arms to combat Cabo Delgado insurgents

In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

Burkina Faso
Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

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