The reported drone strike by the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) on positions held by Africa Corps and the Malian army in Soumpi, in the Timbuktu region, on 10 October 2026, marks a critical juncture. It forces a decisive reckoning with a fundamental question: after more than four years of unrelenting security crisis, can Mali genuinely achieve stability by depending primarily on its Russian military partners? This is the moment for a strategic shift, not merely a change of allies. A strategic realignment that demands results Since assuming power, Assimi Goïta…
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