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Russia’s Africa-based power takes a beatingIN THE SPOTLIGHT An attack by insurgents in Mali has thrown Moscow’s effort to exert regional influence across Africa into dire straits
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West Africa’s ‘coup cascade’The Explainer Guinea-Bissau takeover is the latest in the Sahel region, which has quietly become global epicentre of terrorism
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What role is Russia playing in the Niger coup?Today's Big Question Vladimir Putin will ‘welcome’ chance to expand influence in region, despite no indication he was behind military takeover
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How will Wagner turmoil affect peace-keeping in Mali?feature Mutiny in Russia and expulsion of UN forces threatens to further destabilise war-torn West African nation
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Lavrov in Mali: is Russia’s African charm offensive working?Today's Big Question Russia’s growing influence on the continent has been met with broad concern in the West
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Mali coup: why the president resignedSpeed Read Senior military figures including an air force major-general are now in charge of the West African nation
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Mali attack: troops storm hotel after up to 27 deathsSpeed Read More than 100 people were taken hostage in the Radisson Blu hotel in the capital Bamako
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