Algeria and Mali's Russia-Backed Rapprochement. And More.
Simon Whistler · August 1, 2026 · 13 min video · Africa
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Moscow is brokering a thaw between Algiers and Bamako after a year of downed drones and recalled ambassadors — and positioning itself as the Sahel's indispensable power broker. Plus the week's other stories.
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Welcome to the Briefing Room, the weekly show where we step back from the cac
Ophony of news
Blasting out of the Middle East to briefly take stock of what else is happening
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