Africa File, August 2, 2024: Russian Blunder in Mali; IS and JNIM wreak havoc in Niger; JNIM’s Border Havens Threaten Togo

Full Story >Northern Mali. Tuareg insurgents with likely ties to the Tuareg separatist rebel coalition and al Qaeda’s Sahelian affiliate repelled a Malian-Russian offensive in northern Mali in the deadliest engagement for Russian forces since they arrived in Mali in 2021. The heavy casualties likely have pro...