On the sidelines of the International Organization of Francophonie (IOF) summit, held in Tunis on November 19-20, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of fomenting anti-French sentiment by condemning the actions of the PMC Wagner group cooperation in Mali and the CAR. Macron accused Russia of following personal interests and a “plundering project” in African countries, where France has ...
Mali’s fight against terror groups is continuing. The Chief of Staff of the Malian Armed Forces announced on April 1st an ongoing air and ground offensive against terror groups in the region of Moura, close to Kouakourou. The Chief of Staff declared that 203 terrorists were neutralized and 51 one detained during the operation. The Chief of Staff of the ...
As the anti-French movement rises again in Africa, France, shaken by coups in its former colonies, is seeking ways to maintain their hold on the region. On the other hand, while the Pan Africanist movement is getting stronger all over the world, non-Western actors such as Turkey, Russia and China are also strengthening their relations in the region. We talked ...
The Transitional Prime Minister of Mali Choguel Kokalla Maïga gave recently an interview to the Turkish news agency Anadolu Ajansı. Below we present the interview as published by Anadolu Ajansı, subheadings were set by United World International. Interviewed by the Anadolu Agency (AA), the Transitional Prime Minister of Mali Choguel Kokalla Maïga answered a series of questions on the security ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen United World International has held an international online conference last week, on January 24. The event was titled “Mali at the crossroads of sanctions and multipolarity”, presenting the Malian Minister for Refoundation, İbrahim Ikassa Maiga and Vatan Party Deputy Chairman Prof. Dr. Semih Koray. Press members from many countries, including myself, attended the conference. As someone ...
United World International has organized a webinar on “Mali at the crossroads of sanctions and multipolarity” on January 24th. Speakers were Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga, Minister of Refoundation of Mali and Semih Koray, United World International expert and Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Vatan Party. Below we document the speech of Koray. Subheadings were set by UWI. I would like to ...
By Ismail Hakki Pekin The European Union (EU), the United States, the NATO and the Chairperson-in office the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) held a quadripartite coordination meeting concerning the tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border. The meeting was the first of its kind in history. NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg evaluated the meeting as a “Strong signal ...
Malian Minister on UWI: “We will foil French sanctions by cooperating with Turkey, Russia and China”
On January 24, United World International organized an international conference “Mali at the Crossroads of Sanctions and Multipolarity”. Speakers were Ibrahim Ikassa Maïga, Minister of Refoundation of Mali and Semih Koray, Deputy Chairman of the Turkish Vatan Party. During the conference, the speakers discussed sanctions against Mali, Mali’s cooperation with other countries, including Turkey, and the future of the anti-colonial ...
French-drafted statement endorsing the sanctions imposed by the West African regional group ECOWAS against Mali was blocked by Russia and China on the United Nations Security Council. US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who expressed her full support for the sanction decision, also called the UNSC into action. However, the efforts of France and the USA were not ...
Last Sunday, January 9, the West African integration association ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) announced the imposition of sanctions against Mali. ECOWAS justified the sanctions formally with the refusal of the Malian government to hold elections in the country this year. The country’s ruling senior military had asked to postpone the elections until 2025. Sanctions against Mali would ...