How Algeria has shaped Mali’s jihadist landscape since 2001
When you examine a map of the Sahel, it’s clear why Mali holds strategic importance for Algeria. The vast Sahara, which Algeria inherited after independence in 1962, is home to the Tuareg people. For Algiers, the top priority has always been preventing the emergence of a Tuareg-led state in northern Mali by manipulating separatist ambitions […]