The annoucement came few days after Paris suspended its public development assistance to the West African country. This decision is likely to affect many NGOs that France has continued to support despite the abrupt deterioration in relations between the two countries for more than a year. The junta has consistently denied having used Wagner Group, whose actions have been criticized in several countries. It speaks of Russian army instructors deployed in the name of a former collaboration between the two countries. A multitude of NGOs are working in Mali, which has been affected by the spread of jihadism and violence of all kinds since 2012, in the fields of health, food or education.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2022 00:09 UTC