• About Us
  • Careers
  • Brand Partnerships
TFI Official Merchandise
TFI English
TFI हिन्दी
Sunday, February 5, 2023
TFIGlobal
TFIGlobal
Right Arm. Round the World. FAST.
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Canada
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • The Caribbean
  • Premium
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Canada
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • The Caribbean
TFIGlobal
TFIGlobal
No Result
View All Result

Mali Takes Steps to End its Isolation

Ansh Pandey by Ansh Pandey
January 12, 2023
in Africa, Geopolitics, Global Issues
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Mali Takes Steps to End its Isolation
84
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita has recently pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest in July had triggered a bitter diplomatic row, a government spokesman said, just a week after the courts sentenced them. Taking this into consideration, Mali can be seen as taking its first step in ending its isolation.

Mali’s Diplomatic Row

Major diplomatic tensions had emerged after 46 Ivory Coast soldiers were sentenced to 20 years in prison in December for conspiring against the government. These soldiers were also fined more than $3,000 and convicted of carrying and transporting weapons as per reports. The soldiers were arrested at the airport in Mali’s capital Bamako in July when they went to work for Sahel Aviation Service, a private company contracted to work in Mali by the United Nations. However, Mali’s military administration said the soldiers were acting as mercenaries, while Ivory Coast said they were part of a UN peacekeeping mission.

Also Read

US’ fear of Wagner is driving it crazy

Burkina Faso and Mali’s Plan to re-invent Sahel’s economy

(Source: Financial Times)

Further, they were charged with attempting to undermine state security in August, 2022 and convicted in a trial, ahead of a January 1 deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Their arrests led to a diplomatic row between the neighboring countries and condemnation from regional allies. The diplomatic row was not in favor of Mali and could gain very little out of it as the region’s main political and economic bloc had asked it to either release them or face sanctions.

Given the scenario, Mali faced a huge backlash which could have adversely affected its security situation as Ivory Coast had announced that it would withdraw its remaining soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.

Read More: Africa sees a giant leap forward, as Kenya and South Africa join hands

Isolation of Mali

Mali is one of Africa’s most volatile countries and has for a decade relied on regional allies and peacekeepers to contain rebels who have killed thousands of people and taken over large areas of the central and northern regions. Several insurgent groups are fighting against the Malian government for independence or greater autonomy and Mali has depended on foreign military help to deal with the conflict. Forces from African union the were also deployed to help Mali against the prevailing insurgency. Thus, Mali’s actions were antagonizing its neighbors and in the long run, Mali would have suffered.

This is also because Mali had already been facing isolation after a coup led by Assimi Goita overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The ECOWAS had urged all its member states to seal their borders with Mali and impose economic sanctions on the country. Moreover, West African leaders had suspended Mali from its internal decision-making body and vowed to cut off Mali from the region’s cash flow and impose sanctions on the military putschists led by Assimi Goita.

This isolation would have hit its economy severely. For example, landlocked Mali depends on Guinea to ship goods in and out of the port in Conakry. It also has 8,000 troops stationed in Mali as part of the UN peacekeeping mission. Thus, Goita’s actions were compounding its isolation in the continent.

However, with the decision to pardon the 49 Ivorian soldiers, Mali has undone some of the damage. Additionally, this can be considered an important change of policy by the Malian military leader and can be considered a significant step on the part of Mali to end its isolation in Africa. Today African leaders are calling for greater regional cooperation to boost each others’ economies and ensure peace and stability. To this point, Mali has also made the first step in that direction which is likely to send the right signals to its neighbors for meaningful cooperation in the future and utilize regional cooperation for its benefit.

Tags: Ivory CoastMaliSahel
ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Ten days into office and Lula has already started insulting Cuba

Next Post

The siege of Brazilian democracy

Also Read

India-Africa team up to drive out EU

India-Africa team up to drive out EU

February 5, 2023
US’ fear of Wagner is driving it crazy

US’ fear of Wagner is driving it crazy

February 5, 2023
EU Xinjiang

EU’s malicious encashment of forced labour is a revelation of its true evil face

February 4, 2023
Nord Stream US

An energy-secured Germany blames US for Nord Stream sabotage for the first time

February 4, 2023
Load More

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
US Ukraine

Russia unearths USA’s empire of terror in Ukraine

February 4, 2023
World Economic Forum

“Sex, sleaze, and drugs” is what WEF is all about

January 18, 2023
Did Ukraine use innocent civilians as human shield against Russia in the name of evacuation?

Did Ukraine use innocent civilians as human shield against Russia in the name of evacuation?

May 9, 2022
Ukraine weapons

3 nations spoil Biden’s plan to fuel Ukraine war with South American ammunition

January 31, 2023
Orwellian “Ministry of Truth” becomes a reality in Biden’s America

Orwellian “Ministry of Truth” becomes a reality in Biden’s America

April 28, 2022
Israel ditches Russia

Israel ditches Russia

February 5, 2023
India-Africa team up to drive out EU

India-Africa team up to drive out EU

February 5, 2023
Mongolia’s biggest shock to China is here

Mongolia’s biggest shock to China is here

February 5, 2023
A-maize-ing! Mexico destroys US corn industry in one move

A-maize-ing! Mexico destroys US corn industry in one move

February 5, 2023
US’ fear of Wagner is driving it crazy

US’ fear of Wagner is driving it crazy

February 5, 2023
Youtube Twitter Facebook
TFIGlobal
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy

©2023 - TFI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Americas
  • Canada
  • Indian Subcontinent
  • West Asia
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • The Caribbean

©2023 - TFI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Follow us on Twitter

and never miss an insightful take by the TFIGlobal team

Follow @tfiglobal
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. View our Privacy and Cookie Policy.