Is the Malian military government losing control? | | Armed Forces

Mali declared independence from France in 1960.

Since then, successive governments have struggled for control in the north.

The armed forces have staged four coups, but the latest is the following.

Terrorists affiliated with the al-Qaeda group joined the Tuareg rebels and captured several towns.

The military has been in power since the coup in 2020.

It asked for help from the Russian military to drive out militias operating in the Sahel.

Now, the military government has accused the former colonial power of France as a sponsor of the protests.

Will it need regional support to stay in office?

Presenter: Rishaad Salamat

Guests:

Oluwole Ojewale – Regional Coordinator for West and Central Africa at the Institute for Security Studies

Kabir Adamu – Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Security and Intelligence

Ulf Laessing – Director of the Sahel Program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation