by Vijay Prashad | May 20, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Economics, Europe, France, History, Human Rights, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Politics, Trade, United Nations, United States, War
Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.
by Vijay Prashad | Feb 25, 2022 | Activism, Algeria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Chad, Economics, France, Ghana, Guinea, History, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Politics, Russia, Senegal, Trade, Ukraine, United States, War
French troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.
by Vijay Prashad | Nov 4, 2021 | Chad, Climate Change, Elections, Environment, Europe, European Union, France, Germany, History, Human Rights, Interview, Kazakhstan, Niger, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, War
With one of every three lightbulbs in France being lit by the yellow-cake uranium from Niger, its armies have garrisoned the Sahel, from Mauritania at one end to Chad at the other, as part of Operation Barkhane. War is what turns on the lights in France.