Year: 2026

Diplomacy – A French intelligence officer under diplomatic cover, held for nearly 10 months in Bamako, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for ‘undermining state security’. On Friday, Mali’s judiciary sentenced a French […]

Niamey — Niger has firmly established itself as a pivotal force in the regional battle against international drug trafficking across the Sahel. This assertion comes after a series of impactful operations carried out by the […]

Bamako is tightening its grip on national territory. Mali’s transitional authorities have officially banned civilian access to thirty-nine military interest zones spread across the country. The measure, presented as a way to protect ongoing operations, […]

A significant legal development has unfolded in Burkina Faso, where the nation’s justice system has delivered a verdict against the former head of security for Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. This decision comes amidst a particularly sensitive […]

French intelligence operative handed 20-year sentence in Mali A Malian court has delivered a 20-year prison sentence against a French intelligence officer accused of compromising state security. Paris has dismissed the allegations as unfounded amid […]

French authorities have strongly rejected the Malian court’s decision to sentence a French diplomat to twenty years in prison. The official, who served in Bamako under a security cooperation mission, was found guilty of endangering […]

«The tuition costs are so exorbitant that capping them will, to some extent, alleviate the burden on parents and help them provide a good education for our children,» asserts Alain Damiba, a slam artist, who […]

Mali: JNIM’s Propaganda Video Highlights Shifting Tactics in Central Mali In a striking display of shifting warfare tactics, the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, has released a propaganda video documenting […]

The diplomatic friction between Paris and Bamako has intensified with the severe sentencing of Yann V., a declared agent of France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). The French national, apprehended in the Malian capital in […]

The Malian judiciary has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to French national Yann Vezilier, convicted of allegedly plotting to destabilize the transitional government led by General Assimi Goïta. The verdict, delivered by the criminal […]