28 mars 2024

MALI: A WAR SCHOOL TO COMBAT THE TERRORIST ACT

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The president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has declared, during the 61st anniversary of Mali, his initiative to create a war school. A decision in the face of terrorism in the country

Mali has been fighting terrorism in its country for almost nine years. Strategies have been put in place to combat the atrocities carried out by these groups of people. However, the terrorists still continue to frighten the Malian people.

New strategy

The country wants to adopt a new plan, given the poor results of the strategies applied. This time the country is going to create a war school and provide much better training for its local soldiers.

The president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, announced his initiative during his speech on the national day. It is a high level training for senior officers in the chain of command.

"The School provides defence and security forces with effective tools for reflection, research and analysis of strategic issues. This expertise is essential to face the challenges and problems of planning and conducting operations," said the President.

Since the end of the Tuareg rebellion in 2012, Mali, like other countries in the Sahel, has faced a particularly unstable security situation, especially in the north and north-central part of the country. This puts the West African country in the front line in the fight against terrorism.

Supported by foreigners

Mali has always been supported by several thousand French soldiers from Operation Barkhane and more than 12,000 peacekeepers since the beginning of its war on terror. Their ineffectiveness in addressing the security crisis has prompted the authorities to redouble their efforts to improve the capabilities of their military chain of command, especially in the context of the redeployment of French military aid to the country.

For the transitional government, Colonel Assimi Goïta, the long-term objective is to have an autonomous army capable of facing all security challenges.

A controversy about an agreement with the Russian mercenary group Wagner, allegedly to train Malian soldiers, has upset French soldiers and those of the international community. The latter said it could affect their relations with Mali.

In contrast, Prime Minister Choguel Maïga said on 16 September, when the controversy was the main topic in the country, that a plan B was needed.  Besides, they are not going to prevent people from being sent to be trained in a given country because another country does not want to.

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