Turkey has methodically expanded its economic and military footprint in Mali, emerging as one of Bamako’s most dynamic external partners without dominating headlines. Over the past decade, bilateral trade has more than tripled, and since 2024, defense equipment and ammunition have become Ankara’s top export category to the Sahel nation. This quiet ascent, unfolding against […]
In a strategic diplomatic push, Mauritania has twice dispatched high-level envoys to Yaoundé within a week to secure Cameroon’s endorsement for Coumba Bâ’s candidacy for Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). The latest visit on June 24 saw Mauritania’s Environment Minister, Bessouda Mohamed Laghdaf, deliver a sealed letter from President Mohamed Ould […]
In Burkina Faso, the detention of Guy Hervé Kam, an opposition figure and prominent civil society activist, has intensified debates surrounding the country’s judicial practices and respect for fundamental rights. Kam, a co-founder of the civic movement Balai Citoyen and leader of the political group Sens, was hospitalized in early June due to health complications, […]