‘Bamako on edge’: Mali’s capital caught within the crosshairs of jihad, a army junta and geopolitics

From the guts of Bamako to the distant rural outposts of Mali, a siege has been unfolding over time all through the nation. And so a number of crises are gripping Mali: a army authorities underneath strain, jihadist forces with a deepening foothold, and a civilian inhabitants trapped in slow-burning turmoil. Amidst ruptured alliances, Russian incursions, and a vanishing state presence, Gavin Lee is joined by Dr. Andrew Lebovich, Coverage Fellow within the Africa Programme on the European Council on Overseas Relations.