Niger transition talks on 15-19 Feb; USAID freeze threatens Senegal's peace process in Casamance where there's been the longest running, low impact insurgency; and 25 killed in a Mali militant attack targeting a convoy reportedly being escorted by FAMa and Russian paramilitaries

RT @Boswall_Jacob: As pointed out by others (@SimNasr and @CruickshankPaul), AQIM recently published two statements not featuring their sis…

RT @The_Newsmakers: X Post: Why did Africa turn against the French military? Security expert @BeverlyOchieng explains how protests, insurg…

Mali's tactics amid regulatory and tax disputes with foreign mining operators are a snapshot of how Sahel military governments are likely to approach negotiations on new codes, local content laws that make it operationally challenging, I tell @PortiaCrowe for @ReutersAfrica

French troops handed over their last base to Chad. But what do security reforms in Central and West Africa mean for France's tilt to cultural, economic engagement and questions linger about currency reforms. More from me on @trtworld's @The_Newsmakers

RT @PortiaCrowe: How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick

And so ECOWAS urges member states to maintain open borders, services with AES members - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - as they negotiate future coexistence.

EAC leaders meet today to discuss M23's seizure of Goma and talks between DR Congo and Rwanda on the escalation in Nord Kivu. Spoke to #Newsday about the conflict's resurgence, failed diplomatic and military interventions and the potential fallout.

@almouslime J'espère que ce sera bientôt - mais il faut d'abord que je m'habitue à vivre ici 🙃

US-Africa relations are likely to become more transactional in the coming years as highlighted by reports that the new administration plans to cut aid and increase tarrifs. Spoke to @AJEnglish about impact on geopolitical realigments, trade & supply chains

Almost everyone but Mali has firmed up transitional election dates. Guinea hinted at elections after a constitutional referendum in 2025, Chad's transition officially ended as results from the first legislative, local, provincial elections in over a decade were ratified yesterday

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Benin's attack underscores the spillover of militant activity from Burkina Faso and Niger, and strained relations are unlikely to enable joint security operations. JNIM is likely to continue being intent on its Gulf of Guinea expansion, even as the army's competence remains high.

Chad, Senegal criticised Macron's reaction to recent and ongoing French forces' exit in West and Central Africa, pointing to, for instance, unacknowledged contributions by African forces for Europe during the World War. Spoke to @dwnews about future ties

Chad calls out Macron after he said the quiet part out loud in reaction to the departure of French forces in West and Central Africa this year.

West & Central African leaders are reshaping France's presence with nationalist policies that sustain popular appeal, reducing dependence on French forces by building resilient armies amid insurgencies and political fragility. I reflect this on @FRANCE24

RT @firstpost: #FirstpostAfrica: Ivory Coast's President @AOuattara_PRCI has announced that French forces will withdraw this month from the…