Mali: Négociation avec des groupes Djihadistes au Mali: Le départ de la force Barkhane, condition sine qua non posée par Iyad Ag Gahli !

Depuis quelques mois maintenant, les Maliens en majorité réclament de négocier avec des djihadistes maliens notamment Iyad Ag GHALI et Amadou KOUFFA, deux leaders des groupes djihadistes. C’est aussi l’une de recommandations du Dialogue National inclusif. Dès réception de l’information, Iyad Ag GHALI du GSIM, un groupe djihadiste affilé à l’Etat Islamique, ne cesse de poser ses conditions dont la principale reste le départ des troupes françaises au Mali. Sans cela, il est déterminé à poursuivre le combat.

Mali: Libération des 4 otages : marche des administrateurs civils pour dénoncer le mépris des autorités

Suite à la libération, le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, des 4 otages : Soumaila Cissé, Sophie Pétronin, et deux italiens, le Syndicat libre des travailleurs du ministère de l’Administration territoriale (SYLTMAT), le Syndicat autonome des Administrateurs civils (SYNAC), le Syndicat national des travailleurs des collectivités territoriales (SYNTRACT) et le Comité syndical des Agences de développement régional (CS-ADR) organisent ce jeudi 15 octobre 2020 à partir de 8 h, une marche de protestation.

Mali: Rights Groups Concerned After Jihadists Released in Prisoner Swap

Rights groups are voicing concerns over the release of 200 jihadist militants in a recent prisoner exchange in Mali.

The militants were freed by the government earlier this month in exchange for the release of four people, including a French aid worker, two Italian nationals and a prominent Malian opposition leader, who had been held captive by an al-Qaida-affiliated group in northern Mali.

20 Dead in Jihadist Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is being battered by a jihadist insurgency that came in from neighboring Mali in 2015.

Jihadists have killed around 20 people in attacks in three villages in northern Burkina Faso, the epicenter of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, government officials said on Thursday.

Desert Drift, Declining Deadliness: Understanding the Evolution of AQIM’s Suicide Bombings

For the past several years, jihadi violence perpetrated by al-Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliated groups like Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) has contributed to renewed insecurity in the Sahara and Sahel. Despite the widespread violence that has emerged, few studies have focused on AQIM and its affiliates’ broader profiles of violence generally, or their use of specific tactics more acutely.

Turkey signals willingness to repair relations with Egypt

Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın said on Wednesday that Turkey was ready for a rapprochement with Egypt after seven years of strained relations, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Egypt

“If Egypt reveals a willingness to act with a positive agenda on regional issues, Turkey would not leave it unanswered,” Kalın said.