In the spotlight: the duration of the transition on the agenda in Mali
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View of an artery in Bamako, capital of Mali (Illustration).
REUTERS - Joe Penney
By: Johanne Burgell
3 mins
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This Monday, the CNT, National Council of the Transition, that is to say the Provisional Parliament is meeting in plenary session in Bamako... Against the backdrop of the modification of the Transition Charter, which provides for a period of six months to five years.
“Faced with the hostility now displayed by France and its Western allies, the highest authorities have their backs to the wall at the diplomatic level
”
assures
Maliweb
.
The news site recalls that “
the Nigerien and Ivorian presidents appear to be unconditional supporters of French policy in the West African sub-region, to the point that they seem to catalyze the tension between Paris and Bamako.
It is urgent that the transitional power manages to capitalize on a kind of "good will" to lead the country towards a return to constitutional order".
But
Maliweb understands
that “
it is up to the Transitional authorities to maneuver and ensure that centuries-old neighborhood relations take precedence over diplomacy with Europeans in general and France in particular.
This is how the duo Assimi Goïta-Choguel Maïga is obliged to review its communication towards the leaders of ECOWAS.
»
The question of the presence of Russian mercenaries
While France has announced that it will withdraw its troops from Mali within four to six months... The Senegalese newspaper
EnQuête
reviews the role of the Wagner group, from Damascus to Bamako, via Tripoli and Bangui.
Yesterday Sunday, a documentary broadcast on France 5 showed
"testimonies of mercenaries and damning videos on the Wagner group and its way of spreading terror wherever it goes"
details the newspaper.
The documentary looks back on Wagner's abuses in the Central African Republic, with terrifying testimonies in support... facts revealed in several UN reports.
For its part,
Le Point Afrique
analyzes
“For the Malian junta, the remedy for jihadist groups and a coup d'etat has a name: Wagner. A price: 1,500 to 2,000 dollars per mercenary per month. First order: one thousand men. Men of whom the Maghreb has acute knowledge: they operate in Libya.
The sending of mercenaries is accompanied by a campaign of manipulation on social networks led by a battalion of trolls, a technique which is proving very effective in Mali. In their way, boots and kalashes, the Wagners are the paid legionnaires of a shadowy Kremlin
.
»
Jeune Afrique
investigated Wagner's organization in Mali
“Once on the tarmac in Bamako, most of the mercenaries join the base built by Wagner on the south-eastern slope of the airstrip. With its twenty tents and barracks, it constitutes a sort of logistical rear base. At the other end of the runway, another building, out of sight, is also used for the activities of the Wagner group: the presidential pavilion of the airport. »
Then, continues
Jeune Afrique
,
“The mercenaries are sent to their theaters of operation, by land or air.
A few Russian troop transport helicopters were transported from the Central African Republic to Mali in January.
According to a source in Bangui, round trips have been regular since November between the Bangui camp of Kassaï and Mali.
»
Turkish President visits DRC
Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived yesterday for a two-day stay in the country.
He is accompanied by a large delegation made up of members of the government and businessmen.
For
Today
,
“The civilities are returned to President Félix Tshisekedi, who had stayed in Ankara in September to strengthen cooperation, which is doing wonderfully.
As a reminder, the volume of Turkish investments in the DRC, in terms of bilateral trade, amounts to 40 million dollars.
»
Agreements have been signed “
particularly in terms of security, infrastructure, health and transport
”.
“Africans also expect Turkey,
assures
Today, in terms of trade, and if China and Dubai are privileged destinations for African businessmen, Turkey is part of one of the stopovers conducive to imports. -export for the continent.
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