Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks

Ethnic Tuareg fighters say they are in control of Kidal following a weekend of nationwide attacks, alongside Islamist groups.

Russian forces defeated in Saharan stronghold after wave of attacks

Co-ordinated assaults forced Mali’s Moscow-backed regime to abandon key city

Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days When Assimi Goïta, the leader of Mali’s military junta, sat down with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin last summer, it symbolised Moscow’s commanding sway over Mali at the expense of the west. As the two men spoke, roughly 3,500 miles to the south, about 2,000 Russian troops were propping up the regime in the landlocked desert country, as part of Moscow’s broader ...

By Pjotr Sauer

Major blow to Putin in Africa as Russian forces driven from Mali stronghold by separatists, jihadists

Analysts say Russia's Africa Corps defeat in Mali could be a turning point for Moscow's influence in West Africa as jihadist attacks continue.

Rival armed groups join forces against the Malian state: What next?

Armed groups with differing ideologies have launched coordinated attacks across Mali. Can they remain united?

Mali's tale of two insurgencies: 'Jihadists seek caliphate while Tuareg rebels pursue autonomy'

FRANCE 24's François Picard is pleased to welcome Ulf Laessing, Director of Regional Sahel Programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. According to Mr. Laessing, we are witnessing in Mali the complete unraveling of a broader geopolitical experiment. Russia stepped into a vacuum left by France, promising stability through force. Instead, its reliance on mercenary brutality, coupled with a shallow understanding of local dynamics, has accelerated the demise of an-already fraught collaboration. ...

By François PICARD

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town

Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Mali's Kidal - The Straits Times

Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Mali's Kidal  The Straits Times

Mali plunged into uncertainty following coordinated attacks on junta

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis since 2012 following coordinated weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists on army positions near the capital Bamako and in the north of the country. Analysts say this could be a turning point for the junta in power since a 2020 coup.

By Melissa Chemam with RFI

Early Setbacks for Russian Mercenaries as Conflict Flares in Mali, MT Analysis Shows

Mali's largest coordinated attacks in more than a decade dealt a staggering blow to the central government — and to the Russian forces helping it.

Tuareg rebels in control of key Mali town after attacks

Tuareg rebels and allied jihadists have reportedly taken control of the key northern town of Kidal in Mali after coordinated attacks on the military junta. Read More: https://punchng.com/tuareg-rebels-in-control-of-key-mali-town-after-attacks/

By Punch Newspapers

Mali army and Russian mercenaries withdraw from northern stronghold after rebel attacks 

Russian Africa Corps mercenaries and Malian government troops have begun a strategic withdrawal from the city of Kidal. This move follows two days of intense combat against separatist forces. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) now claims full administrative control of the northern city. The withdrawal was facilitated by a formal negotiation between the opposing factions. […]

By Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie