ISS TODAY OP-ED Prigozhin’s rebellion has thrown future of Wagner drive, Russian influence in Africa into doubt 5 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
HEARTACHE & HOPE Third video of SA hostage Gerco van Deventer released by Malian captors 3 min 0 By Michael Barthelemy
MERCENARY ARMS US says Russia’s Wagner seeking to transit military equipment through Mali 1 min 1 By Reuters
ROUGH RIDE OP-ED Bandits on bikes — motorbike trafficking critical to armed groups’ mobility in the Sahel 7 min 0 By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
ISS TODAY OP-ED Women step up to the transition in Mali in efforts to break political glass ceilings 4 min 0 By Fatoumata Maïga, Hassane Koné and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné
TALE OF HEARTACHE & HOPE SA medic Gerco van Deventer, held hostage for over five years in west Africa, hopes Gift of the Givers can negotiate his release 7 min 3 By Michael Barthelemy
LANDSCAPE RESTORATION OP-ED Reclaiming degraded land? Here are five keys to success 6 min 1 By Regreening Africa
WAGNER GROUP OP-ED Russia’s military, mercenary and criminal interests in west Africa look set to expand in 2023 10 min 1 By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
OP-ED The dogs of war are back – but is Ramaphosa finally seeing the light on Wagner? 6 min 5 By Greg Mills
ISS TODAY OP-ED China demand for donkey skins sees illicit trade and cruelty skyrocket in West Africa 4 min 0 By Abdelkader Abderrahmane
ISS TODAY OP-ED UN peacekeeping in Africa needs tighter parameters and fewer contrasting agendas 4 min 0 By Paul-Simon Handy Félicité Djilo
ISS TODAY OP-ED Military cooperation in Central Sahel must be revised without interference of external partners 4 min 0 By Hassane Koné for ISS Today
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Mali women mediators in local dialogue committees gain ground in talks with terrorists 3 min 0 By Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné
ISS TODAY Stability of UN peacekeeping operations in question after protests spread across Africa 4 min 0 By Meressa K Dessu and Dawit Yohannes
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Wagner Group with ties to Putin being used as proxy to target civilians in Africa 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY Illegal gold trade artery between Mali and Dubai means big business for smugglers 4 min 0 By Abdelkader Abderrahmane
FRENCH TROOP DEPLOYMENT President Macron wants a 'rethink' of France's military postures in Africa 1 min 0 By Reuters
WEST AFRICAN TENSION Ivory Coast demands the immediate release of 49 soldiers arrested in Mali 2 min 0 By Reuters
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS France seen as losing ground while foreign policy agency grows among African nations 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
PAP ELECTION Chaos averted — Zimbabwean senator Fortune Charumbira elected Pan-African Parliament president 3 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
