Vers un axe Burkina Faso-Mali-Guinée sous égide russe ?

Les chefs de la diplomatie des trois pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest dirigés par des militaires à la suite de coups d’Etat – Mali, Guinée et Burkina Faso – se rencontraient jeudi à Ouagadougou, a annoncé le gouvernement burkinabè.

Cette rencontre intervient deux jours après la visite mardi au Mali du ministre russe des Affaires étrangères, Sergueï Lavrov, qui a promis son aide “à la région sahélo-saharienne et même aux pays riverains du Golfe de Guinée”.

Burkina Faso. Au moins huit morts dans deux attaques armées, dont deux employés de MSF

Au moins huit personnes, dont deux employés burkinabè de Médecins sans frontières, ont été tuées au Burkina Faso ce mercredi 8 février 2023 dans deux attaques armées distinctes.

Au moins huit personnes, dont deux employés burkinabè de Médecins sans frontières, ont été tuées ce mercredi 8 février 2023 au Burkina Faso dans deux attaques distinctes perpétrées par des djihadistes présumés.

Fulani and Jihad: The Argument Against
Simplistic Narratives in West Africa

Introduction

Islamist extremism is on the rise in West Africa, with violent extremist attacks doubling every year since 2015.1 International terrorist organisations such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) are teaming up with local fighters and jihadist leaders to control large swathes of territory in this fragile region.

Many foreign-policy experts have noted in recent years that the epicentre of global terrorism is shifting from the Middle East to Africa, with West Africa and the Horn of Africa the most significant theatres 2 and the south-eastern corridor a rising threat.

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Mapping armed groups in Mali and the Sahel

Violence is tearing Mali and the Sahel apart. But who are the armed groups behind the bloodshed? Where are international actors stationed in the region? And what motivates them all? This project maps jihadist and non-jihadist groups and pinpoints the presence of external actors in the region as of May 2019.

« Frappez comme la foudre » : La « maskirovka », art de la guerre russe

« Que vos plans soient sombres et impénétrables comme la nuit, et quand vous vous lancez, frappez comme la foudre. » (Sun Tzu, L’art de la guerre)

Note : la situation sur le terrain a évolué depuis septembre, mais les fondamentaux présentés dans cet article restent valables. Personne ne connaît les objectifs stratégiques de la Russie en Ukraine, la date et le lieu de la « grande offensive » à venir, ni même ses prochains mouvements tactiques, tout cela ne faisant que l’objet de spéculations : ce « brouillard de guerre » délibérément maintenu est une marque de fabrique de la Russie.

PM Dbeibah urges “global oil companies” to resume work in Libya

In a speech delivered on behalf of the Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, the Minister of Finance Khalid Al-Mabrouk said at the opening of the “Supporting the Oil and Gas Sector” forum organized by the Libyan National Oil Corporation NOC in Istanbul, Turkey, that Dbeibah had called on global oil companies to resume their activities in Libya, given the current “state of stability”.

The participants from Libya included the Central Bank of Libya, the Audit Bureau, a number of ministers, the Libyan Investment Authority, and the Libyan Foreign Bank, in addition to Italy’s Eni, France’s Total, US ConocoPhillips, Spain’s Repsol, Austria’s OMV, and Germany’s Wintershall. Local companies operating in the sector included Zueitina, Al-Waha, Arabian Gulf, Acacus, Mellitah, Sarir, Harouge, and Al-Mabrouk.

The statement said that Dbeibah reaffirmed in his speech the government’s support for the efforts made by the NOC to support the activation of agreements and the conclusion of new ones that contribute to increasing oil and gas production.

The statement cited the Chairman of the NOC Farhat Bengdara as hailing the role of the government, the army and other state institutions in stabilizing and supporting the sector, considering that an encouraging factor for the return of global companies.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, said the current plan that helps state institutions provide support and assistance, and the follow-up committee for the exceptional oil budget contributed to the stability of the sector.

The Istanbul forum aimed to present the NOC’s tripartite plan and vision to increase production in the fields of oil and gas, support the banking sector and financial institutions for its programs and projects, and discuss partnership between the Libyan private sector and foreign companies operating in the field.