Mali is Afghanistan, again, for FranceIt is finding an African version in Mali, although those associated with the situation, in particular French President Emmanuel Macron, dismissed the similarities. However, comparisons between Afghanistan and Mali, which started in 2013 after the French sent troops to Mali, have grown as the French military presence increased, decreased, and eventually ended in 2022. The critics may be proven right in that the French involvement in Mali is a French version of Afghanistan and will ultimately end in failure with similar mistakes. To avoid the Taliban outcome in Mali, the existing military junta governing the country have hired mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group. Who does not expect some mix of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the military junta in Mali to be governing in 2026 or beyond?

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2023 03:49 UTC