Mali. The Missing Structural Factor (opens in new tab)

On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal, as documented in previous articles on African Arguments. Institutional silence is part of the structural picture. Inaction by the Alliance of Sahelian States (Alliance des états sahelien) is often [...]