French colonialism
Another coup against France: Burkina Faso
US and French supported ECOWAS sanctions on West Africa are of no avail. New government opens border to Mali, breaching sanctions, and is suppported by Russia and China ain the UNSC. by Rys
A forced war
Malian former minister and author Aminata Dramane Traoré describes neo-colonization and rejects foreign troop presence in Mali. Her speech when getting the "Blue Planet Award".