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West Africa bureau chief for @washingtonpost 🇸🇳 Always @postlocal Say hi [email protected]

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Rachel Chason@Rachel_Chason·
This past weekend, @washingtonpost published our 16-page special section on the Sahel — a region of the world that over the past decade has been transformed by conflict. A thread below of reporting highlights from 12+ trips to the region & each of the stories in 📰
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Just after Feb. 28, the # of people searching on Property Finder in the UAE dropped by 70% Now, searches are back to 80% of prewar levels, but transactions still at 60% “People are still sitting on the bench, waiting to see what happens,” said the CRO wapo.st/49o25iK
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The Washington Post@washingtonpost·
After military officers staged a coup in Mali, they ordered French troops to leave the country, ending a nearly decade-long Western-led anti-terrorism operation. Instead, the junta turned to Russia for help quelling a sprawling Islamist insurgency. wapo.st/4unUcSI
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“Everyone has their share of responsibility, including Mali’s government," @tweetsintheME said. The next steps by Africa Corps remain uncertain. “If the Russians pull out, then that is a huge problem for the Malian government,” he said. “There isn’t really another option..."
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But it's not just the Russians who've failed to help Mali's gov -- there's a long history of failed interventions in Mali, including by the French, U.S., U.N. and neighbors in the Sahel. “There is a lot of blame to go around,” said @tweetsintheME.
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@CorinneDufka warned that the U.S. must think carefully about any intervention, given the “complicated ethnic and political landscape” in Mali. “There are so many moving parts, but what is clear is that there is apparently no military solution to this,” she said.
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Rachel Chason@Rachel_Chason·
“There is a massive power vacuum here,” said an official in Bamako. “No one knows what is going on. It might sound melodramatic, but it’s not clear what government we still have.” Our story on Mali, which is barely holding together after days of fighting: washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/…
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“They didn’t have the same standards nor were they constrained by the same rules of engagement, and they still couldn’t get the job done,” @DrJPPham said of the Russians. Pham argued that it was in the U.S. interest for the Trump administration to get more involved.
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Rachel Chason@Rachel_Chason·
If the junta in Mali survives, @IbrahimYahayaIb said , the authorities probably will try to “reestablish their image” by escalating the fight, potentially bringing in more Russian fighters. “If the regime doesn’t survive,” he added, “it could be all hell breaking loose.”
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“We are struggling to make sense of this, even those who have studied this for years,” said @IbrahimYahayaIb, adding that the strikes “hit at the heart of Mali’s power.” “The Russians were their main bet, and they really suffered a major setback.”
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Lespiaut Anne-Fleur@annefleurjo·
En mai 2025, avec @Walid_Leberbere et @AntoineBoddaert, nous étions dans le nord du Mali pour @Arte avec Abdoulaye, un jeune combattant du #FLA dont les parents ont été exécutés par les #FAMA et « Wagner ». Ils sont nombreux comme lui à avoir pris les armes et attendu ce jour.
Walid Le Berbère@Walid_Leberbere

Vous vous souvenez tous du jeune combattant du FLA Abdoulahi Ag Jiddou, dans le documentaire d’ARTE : il avait promis de venger son père et son frère tués par Wagner/FAMa près de Léré il a tenu sa parole....

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Craig Whitlock@CraigMWhitlock·
Meanwhile, in West Africa, Al-Qaeda-linked militants are overrunning much of Mali and chasing away Russia’s mercenaries. Via @Rachel_Chason wapo.st/4vNInGM
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Rachel Chason@Rachel_Chason·
The arsenal of weapons used by the militants included a range of small arms, such a AK-47s and RPG-7s, said @SimNasr Nasr said that it has long been clear how ineffective the Russian mercenaries, and Saturday’s attacks only drove those struggles home. washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/…
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Rachel Chason@Rachel_Chason·
“The coordinated, high-level attacks through the country, along with their visibility and ability to operate so freely, is unprecedented,” said @tweetsintheME. “It’s hard to see how anything is the same after this.” washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/…
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