States Without Presence: Geography, Language, and the Architecture of African Instability
On 25 April 2026, fighters from JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front detonated a car bomb at the home of Mali’s Defence Minister, Sadio Camara, killing him. Coordinated attacks struck Kidal, Gao, Sévaré, Mopti, and military installations on the outskirts of Bamako itself. It was the largest insurgent operation in Mali since the 2012 rebellion.... The post States Without Presence: Geography, Language, and the Architecture of African Instability first appeared on Democracy in Africa.
On 25 April 2026, fighters from JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front detonated a car bomb at the home of Mali’s Defence Minister, Sadio Camara, killing him. Coordinated attacks struck Kidal, Gao, Sévaré, Mopti, and military installations on the outskirts of Bamako itself. It was the largest insurgent operation in Mali since the 2012 rebellion....
The post States Without Presence: Geography, Language, and the Architecture of African Instability first appeared on Democracy in Africa.
