Protests for a return to democracy continue in Guinea against a military government that (similar to coup governments in Burkina Faso and Mali) has captured public frustration about the country’s dependence on foreign mining companies, but which is unable to construct a viable agenda for their exit.
Continue readingAnti-French sentiment has increasingly been on the rise across the Sahel and North Africa due to its role in destabilizing the region with military interventions.
Continue readingColonel Assimi Goïta, who leads the military junta, said that the agreement with the French “brought neither peace, nor security, nor reconciliation” and that the population aspires “to stop the flow of Malian blood.”
Continue readingFrench troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.
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