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Mali's government has announced a ban on aid groups that are funded by France, the latest attempt by the coup leader in charge to distance the West African country from its one-time colonizer and former ally in the fight against Islamic extremism. For more on the latest row between France and Mali, FRANCE 24 is joined by Michael Shurkin, Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies.
Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Cyril Payen tells us more.
France's economic growth is set to slow in 2022 while inflation rises, as the conflict in Ukraine hits the economy, the country's central bank warned Sunday, presenting two possible scenarios.
Mali’s former coup leader Assimi Goita took control of the country again Tuesday after firing the president and prime minister of the transitional government following their announcement of a cabinet reshuffle without his permission. The overthrow of democratically elected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita came amid mounting military casualties in the fight against Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. France and the United Nations have troops in Mali as part of a counter-terrorism operation. What impact is this latest unrest likely to have on those missions? France 24's Wassim Nasr gives his analysis.
In Myanmar, the protest movement advanced on the political front with its declaration of the National Unity Government, including members of Suu Kyi’s ousted Cabinet and representatives of ethnic minority groups and other allies. The Karen National Union in the east, on the border with Thailand, has offered shelter to fleeing protesters in the territory it controls. Major-General Nerdha Mya, head of the Karen National Defence Organisation, granted an interview to FRANCE 24.
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