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Security chaos fuels drug trafficking across African Sahel

Insecurity across the Sahel is opening new space for drug traffickers and organised crime networks

Military officers now occupy a growing share of civilian posts across Mali’s state institutions

Drone use by armed groups is spreading across the Sahel, giving militants new surveillance and attack capabilities

Ukraine is blamed for the Dioura attack despite JNIM claiming the deadly assault

Militant groups are expanding across Africa as weak governance, porous borders and local grievances undermine years of counterterrorism operations

New reports put the toll from the September 10 Dioura attack at more than 100 Malian soldiers killed, with dozens also captured

Mali is offering US investors access to key mineral projects as competition with China intensifies over lithium and other critical resources

Islamic State and JNIM are increasingly fighting each other for territory, supply routes and influence across Mali and the wider Sahel

Bipartisan US lawmakers want clearer limits and benchmarks for Washington’s renewed security cooperation with Mali

Ukrainian specialists are reportedly operating in Africa as Kyiv challenges Russia’s expanding military footprint