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Charlie Robertson

Inserted 2 months ago

“The move by the trio is likely the silliest own goal since the United Kingdom voted for Brexit. The three countries were already among the poorest in ECOWAS, and indeed the world - and leaving [ECOWAS] won't help.”

Reuters

Head of macro strategy at London-based investment management company FIM Partners

30 Jan 2024 4 5

Delina Goxho

Inserted 2 years ago

“In the short term, what we foresee is the vacuum in terms of security especially in the border area where most armed groups are located. The fact that Barkhane will not be providing security at least for a while … it will be a problem for those troops both Malian and Niger in particular. So this will have immediate consequences.”

Aljazeera

Specialist in security in the Sahel region

17 Feb 2022 3 2

Wassim Nasr

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some say it is done to put pressure on the civilian population. But in my view, [the civilian stress] is the side effect. The government is the target, and there are strategic military implications behind the attacks. Amid a communications blackout citizens can't report jidhadist attacks or movements, and the government is put in a financial pinch - both by weak local economies and the repair of downed infrastructure.”

Restofworld

Jihadist movements specialist with the news network France 24

27 Oct 2021 5 3

Jeamille Bittar

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Hamidou Boly] is an enemy of Mali, he is against Mali, he is here to divide us and not to unite us.”

Reuters

Spokesperson of Mali's M5-RFP political coalition

25 Oct 2021 3 2

Abdoulaye Diop

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Hamidou Boly] is engaged with groups, individuals from civil society, from the world of politics and even from the world of the press, who undertake actions hostile to the transition and which are not in line with his mission.”

Reuters

Mali Foreign Minister

25 Oct 2021 3 2

Sadio Camara

Inserted 2 years ago

“Mali bought these helicopters from the Russia Federation, a friendly country with which Mali has always maintained a very fruitful partnership.”

Aljazeera

Mali Interim Defence Minister

01 Oct 2021 3 2

Choguel Kokalla Maiga

Inserted 2 years ago

“The unilateral announcement of Barkhane's withdrawal and its transformation ignored the connection that binds us, the UN, Mali and France, on the front lines of the fight against the factors of destabilization. This new situation lead the Government to explore ways and means to better ensure security, independently or with other partners, so as to fill the void that will inevitably be created.”

News

Interim Prime Minister of Mali

25 Sep 2021 3 3

Choguel Kokalla Maiga

Inserted 2 years ago

“The situation has continued to deteriorate steadily, to the point that entire sections of the national territory are beyond the control of the Government. My fellow citizens live under the grip of terrorist and armed groups and with their most basic rights denied. Their access to basic services remains hypothetical due to the weak presence of the State.”

News

Interim Prime Minister of Mali

25 Sep 2021 2 2

Baba Dakono

Inserted 2 years ago

“The presence of mercenaries, who by vocation do not obey any rule and convention, can be a source of unease. Involving mercenaries in the context of Mali can produce counterproductive effects and above all lead to an exacerbation of violence.”

Aljazeera

Political and security analyst based in Bamako

21 Sep 2021 1 3

Boubacar Salif Traore

Inserted 2 years ago

“Many Malians believe that the Western presence has no other purpose than the exploitation of raw materials. The French policy is decried in Mali because it is considered neocolonialist by many observers and advisers to the authorities in place. The young soldiers in power in Mali have sympathy for Russia … The current military authorities are convinced that Russia will produce more results than France”

Aljazeera

General director of Afriglob consulting firm in the Mali's capital, Bamako

21 Sep 2021 4 5

Andrew Lebovich

Inserted 2 years ago

“There are two possibilities. One is that the military rulers may be uncertain about the future of French and European security cooperation and exploring partnerships with other powers. Or, they are trying to put pressure on France and also the EU, to maintain security cooperation and to try to guarantee their support for the transition. Because it is quite clear that the transitional government is going to delay the elections.”

Aljazeera

Policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

21 Sep 2021 2 3

Daniel Eizenga

Inserted 2 years ago

“The junta leaders are looking for the support necessary to keep them in power beyond the deadline for the transition to conclude. Cultivating a relationship with another international benefactor, like Russia, might pave the way for this.”

Aljazeera

Research fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies

21 Sep 2021 3 3

Assimi Goita

Inserted 2 years ago

“That's part of being a leader, there are always malcontents. There are people who at any time may want to try things to cause instability.”

Aljazeera

Mali’s interim President

20 Jul 2021 0 2

Moussa Kondo

Inserted 2 years ago

“The election is what will take Mali out of this cycle. We Malians have been living with a challenging situation between the president and the military junta. We need to find a peaceful, transparent solution that is acceptable to all Malians.”

Aljazeera

Civil society activist and director for Accountability Lab in Mali

29 May 2021 1 4

Jean-Herve Jezequel

Inserted 2 years ago

“But regardless of the outcome, the new crisis highlights the absence of a strong coalition supporting the actions of the transition, notably its declared ambition to reform the Malian political system. This aspect is perhaps the most worrying: after having undergone all these crises, Mali still does not know which political forces are capable of bringing about the change that the country needs.”

Aljazeera

Analyst of the Crisis Group

29 May 2021 1 3

Emmanuel Kwesi Anning

Inserted 2 years ago

“The sanction regime was not very successful [sanctions imposed after the August 2020 military coup]. People were able to trade; the borders are porous. But the fact that ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] had sought to impose sanctions without taking into consideration the political, economic and social realities of Mali meant that the sanction regime itself became anathema and allowed people to be very critical of ECOWAS. Right now, any narrative or decision to reimpose those sanctions, I think, will backfire. We need much more nuanced conversation as to what really the Malian people are looking for.”

Aljazeera

Director of research at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

29 May 2021 2 2

Ousmane Diallo

Inserted 3 years ago

“A substantial part of the population in central Mali depends on the work done during the rainy season to sustain their livelihood. The failure to protect civilians, including farmers, from these brutal attacks could lead to a humanitarian crisis. Deliberate attacks against civilians amount to war crimes and must not be tolerated. Authorities in Mali must investigate these killings and prosecute those suspected in order to deliver justice to the victims. They must also act on their commitment to fight against impunity for perpetrators of human rights abuses and violations committed in the country and punish accordingly those found responsible.”

Amnesty

Amnesty International’s West Africa Researcher

07 Jul 2020 (approx) 4 2

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“The move by the trio is likely the silliest own goal since the United Kingdom voted for Brexit. The three countries were already among the poorest in ECOWAS, and indeed the world - and leaving [ECOWAS] won't help.”

“He [Hamidou Boly] is an enemy of Mali, he is against Mali, he is here to divide us and not to unite us.”

“He [Hamidou Boly] is engaged with groups, individuals from civil society, from the world of politics and even from the world of the press, who undertake actions hostile to the transition and which are not in line with his mission.”

“Mali bought these helicopters from the Russia Federation, a friendly country with which Mali has always maintained a very fruitful partnership.”

“The presence of mercenaries, who by vocation do not obey any rule and convention, can be a source of unease. Involving mercenaries in the context of Mali can produce counterproductive effects and above all lead to an exacerbation of violence.”

“The junta leaders are looking for the support necessary to keep them in power beyond the deadline for the transition to conclude. Cultivating a relationship with another international benefactor, like Russia, might pave the way for this.”

“That's part of being a leader, there are always malcontents. There are people who at any time may want to try things to cause instability.”

“The election is what will take Mali out of this cycle. We Malians have been living with a challenging situation between the president and the military junta. We need to find a peaceful, transparent solution that is acceptable to all Malians.”

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