France and Morocco Prepare a Historic Friendship Treaty
France and Morocco prepare a first-of-its-kind friendship treaty, Paris's first with a non-European nation, backed by a €10B deal package...
July 16, 2026Topic
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France Withdraws All Diplomats From Burkina Faso After Junta Cuts Ties
France pulls diplomats from Burkina Faso after June 26 rupture, ordering all staff out by July 6. The split follows...
July 16, 2026
How Resource-for-Security Deals Are Reshaping Power in Africa
From the DRC to the Sahel, resource-for-security deals exchanging critical minerals for military protection are redrawing alliances. The US, Russia...
July 15, 2026
Mali and Algeria End 15-Month Rupture and Reopen the Skies
Mali Algeria relations reset on July 10, 2026: ambassadors return and airspace reopens, 15 months after a Malian drone was...
July 12, 2026
Burkina Faso Lands $300 Million for Its Biggest Power Plant
A Burkina Faso power plant of 119 MW, the country’s biggest, reached financial close with $300 million from AFC, built...
July 12, 2026
Mali Retakes Anefis, Reopening the Road Toward Kidal
Anefis is back under Mali army control after nearly a week of fighting with JNIM and Tuareg rebels. Russian-backed troops...
July 11, 2026
Mali’s Battle for Anefis Tests Russia’s Grip on the Sahel
Battle for Anefis: Malian troops and Russian Africa Corps fighters are encircled as rebels downed a helicopter and routed a...
July 8, 2026
Mali Rebels Launch Their Widest Offensive Since 2012
Mali attacks hit Gao, Sévaré and Kati on July 4 as JNIM and FLA rebels pressed the widest offensive since...
July 6, 2026
Sahel States Quit the ICC in a Break From the West
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger formally notified the UN in June 2026 to leave the ICC, calling it a neocolonial...
July 3, 2026