Month: May 2026

Tchad: opposition voices systematically crushed under Mahamat Idriss Déby, warns Alifa Younous Mahamat News Alifa Younous Mahamat serves as the coordinator of the PSF (Parti socialiste sans frontières), a Chadian opposition party operating in France and Europe. He was interviewed by Africa Radio on May 12, 2026. Following the eight-year prison sentences handed down to eight Chadian opposition figures, Alifa Younous Mahamat, coordinator of the PSF in France and Europe, has accused the regime of Mahamat Idriss Déby of systematically silencing political dissent. Listen to Alifa Younous Mahamat Unable to…

JNIM intensifies pressure on Bamako with arson attacks and energy sabotage The jihadist coalition JNIM, linked to al-Qaeda, has escalated its economic warfare campaign in Mali over the past weekend. Attackers torched at least ten passenger buses along the critical Ségou-Bamako corridor—the primary eastern supply route to the capital. Simultaneously, jihadists targeted and destroyed electrical infrastructure tied to the Manantali hydroelectric dam in the Kayes region. Despite ongoing counteroperations by Malian forces, the country’s economic stranglehold continues to tighten. Manantali dam: the silent victim of a calculated strategy The assault…

In Mali, the blockade enforced by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist organization, has escalated dramatically over the weekend. At least a dozen buses were set ablaze along the Ségou-Bamako highway, a vital supply route connecting the capital to eastern regions. Simultaneously, critical power infrastructure linked to the Manantali hydroelectric dam in Kayes was deliberately targeted and destroyed. While Malian forces continue their counteroffensives across multiple fronts, the economic stranglehold gripping the nation remains unbroken. Manantali: a strategic target in a war of…

In Mali, the blockade enforced by the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group, has escalated to unprecedented levels. Over the weekend, at least ten passenger buses were set ablaze along the critical Ségou-Bamako corridor, the primary supply route into the capital from the country’s eastern regions. Simultaneously, key electrical infrastructure linked to the Manantali hydroelectric dam in the Kayes region was deliberately targeted and destroyed. While Malian armed forces continue military operations across multiple fronts, they have yet to lift the economic stranglehold gripping the nation. Manantali…

The jihadist alliance JNIM, affiliated with al-Qaeda, has intensified its blockade on Bamako, Mali’s capital, pushing the economic stranglehold to unprecedented levels. Over the weekend, militants torched at least ten passenger buses along the critical Ségou-Bamako corridor, the primary supply route into the city from the east. Simultaneously, attacks on electrical infrastructure linked to the Manantali hydroelectric dam in the Kayes region left key facilities in ruins. Despite ongoing military operations, Malian forces have yet to break the siege strangling the nation’s economy. Manantali: a strategic target in a war…