Tag Archives | G5 Sahel

  • Malian troops taking part in the Bastille Day 2013 military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

    Mali ejects the French military

    Originally published: Peoples Democracy on May 29, 2022 (more by Peoples Democracy)  |

    In the first two weeks of May 2022, the Malian military government ejected the French military and withdrew from the French political project, G5 Sahel. Deep resentment spread across Mali because of the civilian casualties from French military attacks and because of the French government’s arrogant attitude towards the Malian government.

  • France - Mali part of the G5 Sahel

    Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?

    Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on May 19, 2022 (more by Peoples Dispatch)  |

    Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.