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The Success Mali Must Move Beyond
[allAfrica] Mali built a cotton sector capable of producing, ginning and exporting at scale. Mossadeck Bally argues that this success must now support a more demanding ambition: retain more fibre, begin with spinning and finance industry for the long term....
Chad's Anti-Corruption Institutions Buckle Under Political Pressure
[ISS] An aborted oil sector audit exposes the gulf between Chad's commitments and its willingness to investigate powerful interests.
Analyst says Algeria-UAE rift reflects wider Sahel dispute
Smail Debeche, a professor of international relations at the University of Algiers III, said the decision was a reaction to what he described as UAE actions against Algeria on the regional level, including in Africa's Sahel region and Libya....
MFWA Calls for Investigation Into Journalist's Disappearance
[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned for the safety of Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, Director-General of Radio-Télévision Saraounia (RTS) and a former Radio France Internationale (RFI) correspondent, who has been missing since August...
AI Deepfakes and Fake Fighters Reshape Mali's Information War
[RFI] Mali's warring sides are increasingly using artificial intelligence to fight an information war alongside their battle on the ground, a study published Wednesday has found. Jihadists are experimenting with relatively basic AI propaganda, separatist networks are creating fak...
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In Niger, Prominent Journalist Moussa Kaka Missing Since August 31
[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerien authorities to take urgent action to find Moussa Kaka, CEO of the Radio Télévision Saraounia (RTS) group, who disappeared on August 31, days after authorities foiled an attempted coup....
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