MALI: OFFER FOR MEDIATED TALKS WITH JIHADISTS IS DEAD IN THE WATER FROM OUTSET

   Fri, 14 February 2020

A seemingly bold initiative by Mali’s government to commence negotiations with Islamist militant groups is unlikely to gain traction due to a lack of political will. Instead, a set of disparate and often faltering regional initiatives backed up by an increasingly reluctant France and other western countries will seek to avoid a spread of Sahel insurgency to Gulf of Guinea coastal cities.

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