Dialogue is no cure-all, but recognising jihadists as political actors - not just enemies - reframes the choice: between fighting and talking, between managing defeat and imagining change.

The decision sparked a wave of protests in the crisis-hit country. The junta has now forbidden members of the dissolved ...

Even master auteurs have an off day — a premise that doesn’t pan out, a vision that others can’t see. But because they’re so ...

Mali's military government announced on Tuesday that it had dissolved all political parties, approving a recommendation ...

Mali's military government dissolved all political parties, sparking protests in Bamako. With Assimi Goita as president by ...

A government official says the president of Mali’s transitional government has signed a decree dissolving political parties ...

Unpaid domestic debts hit CFA363 billion by end of 2024, or 2.6% of GDP. 80% of arrears affect private firms, especially small and mid-sized businesses. Government vows zero new arrears in 2025 under ...

Taliban-controlled media say the group’s acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian ...

Warfighting has only deepened wounds, hardened divides, and fuelled new insurgencies – a rethink is long overdue.

From “African rock, African roll” to a new exploration of traditional instruments, techniques and tunings – the exiled artist ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...