What’s new? Since the coup in May 2021, Mali’s authorities have developed closer relations with Russia, now their preferred military partner. In parallel, they have distanced themselves from several Western and regional partners, notably France. Why is it important? The Malian authorities’ shift in strategy jeopardises the regional stabilisation architecture developed since …

Moscow Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Vladimir Putin accompanies Xi Jinping on the steps of the presidential palace and takes leave of his Chinese counterpart after a spectacular official visit to the Russian capital. “ Xi Jinping : Today we are experiencing a change that has not happened for 100 years. …

The International Criminal Court has therefore issued an arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes. These would have consisted of the deportation, that is to say the illegal transfer, to Russia of Ukrainian children who lived in orphanages or had been lost by their parents and then entrusted to Russian …