Yvan Guichaoua
@yguichaoua
Political Violence • Sahel Politics • Editorial Board of afriquexxi.info • Chroniques du Sahel (Libération) • Public appearances and interventions in media: • FR & ENG
And here's the juiciest bit from the UN report (at least for Sahel watchers), indicating that the JNIM/AQ connection is note severed, unlike what some FLA people have suggested a while ago
Jafar Dicko, Jnim's boss in Burkina Faso gave an extraordinary rich interview at the end of July, released in a video in fulfulde then in writing, in Arabic (with some changes)
No hard feelings 🙂 Belgian comics are doing well. At least creatively. Two best authors rn are Flemish imo: Olivier Schrauwen and Brecht Evens. Note that any Africanist digne de ce nom should read Arsène Schrauwen!
Le Canard enchaîné, minable sur le Sahel depuis quinze ans. C'est phénoménal cette persévérance
Quand on vous dit que l'AES n'a rien à voir avec le panafricanisme mais tout avec l'internationale fasciste
"Never told I'm wife about it. Couldn't tell her I was a murderer". That's some kind of rabbit hole
Probably the dumbest take I have ever read on the war in the Sahel. Brought to you by ROAPE https://roape.net/2026/06/12/is-france-funding-terrorism-in-the-sahel/
Dying. Feel more connection to it now than when I first read it when it was released
Not sure a graphic novel has ever surpassed Asterios Polyp in integrating story, dialogue and drawing so perfectly
Dimension assez peu commentée de la séquence actuelle au Mali: le mutisme des camarades de l'AES, qui se révèle être un sacré ballon de baudruche
To be more precise about the blockade in Bamako: only exemption announced by JNIM spokesman Bina Diarra concerns visits to/from family. In practice though, not all roads are blocked, as shown by @lemonde.fr
Extraordinary statement by JNIM (in French!!!) calling for an "inclusive transition". In evident pursuit of respectability. What's next? Posting communiqués on LinkedIn?
In a statement contradicting multiple reports yesterday, Mauritanian army now says the Malian forces DIDN'T cross into Mauritania 🤔
The incident happened east of Gogui on the Mauritanian side of the border (I would be unable to explain the origin of this dent in this otherwise horizontal frontier - that's a job for @camillelefebvre.bsky.social 😊)
Mali recognises Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara. Significant move which, of course, will not improve Mali's relationship with Algeria
Haven't found much coverage for this but this is an important development
As reports by eyewitnesses of his shockingly violent arrest start circulating on social media, Baguian is offered quasi-national funerals by the authorities. The ugly cruelty of khaki regimes