Multiple coups, broken treaties, and "hostile acts" pushed the two countries apart, but as the insurgency in the desert grows, Algiers and Bamako need each other more than ever
Three years after the notorious mutiny by the Wagner Group and the death of its founder, Russian mercenaries have fully returned to their original task: spreading the Kremlinโs influence across the African continent.
With Iran's hardliners facing the war they had long prepared for, they now face increasing divisions on what the goals of the conflict are, and how it should end.
SANAD's operation marks a milestone in the country's efforts to improve transparency, strengthen financial governance, and attract international capital.
The high-profile arrests of Iraqi political and energy officials drew international attention and fuelled claims that Baghad was targeting Iranian influence. However, the situation is more nuanced than it appears, and reveals Iraq's continuing political complexity.
For the second time this year, the Malian military faced a major assault by a coalition of Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda jihadist forces in the vast desert expanses of the north. Is Mali on track to become the first Sahel state to fall to resurgent jihadism?
