Maxime Marquette
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PROFILE: Lavrov, the African tour that masks Moscow's failures
From July 7 to 10, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov completed an African tour that took him successively to Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique, and…
ANALYSIS: what the July 9 Russian convoy attack in Mali reveals
On July 9, 2026, a convoy of more than three hundred fighters, combining Russian Africa Corps mercenaries and Malian army soldiers, was attacked while…
REPORT: How the Malian junta lost the north of the country in three months
Three years ago, the colonels in Bamako promised their population they would do better than the previous civilian governments, and better than the French…
REPORT: Anefis, the Malian town where the jihadist-Tuareg alliance traps Russian mercenaries
Some town names never make the headlines until the day they become shorthand for an entire war. Anefis, a small town in northern Mali,…
FACT-CHECK: 1,600 dead in three months, counting a Haitian tragedy
The figure of 1,600 dead in three months in Haiti is now circulating widely in international media, but few outlets specify its exact source,…
PROFILE: the GSF against the gangs, an undersized mission
The Gang Suppression Force, authorized by the UN Security Council at the end of 2025, carries on its shoulders a burden few international missions…
FACT-CHECK: Haiti on the brink of collapse, the UN warning decoded
Claims have been circulating for several days about an imminent collapse of the Haitian state, relayed by posts that cite, sometimes imprecisely, reports from…
REPORT: Ambassador Waltz visits a Haiti brought to its knees
Ambassador Mike Waltz, the United States' representative to the United Nations, traveled to Haiti in early July 2026, in a country where gang violence…
ANALYSIS: Sri Lanka joins Haiti's security force, a risky gamble
A contingent from Sri Lanka landed in Port-au-Prince the night before July 10, 2026, according to a spokesperson for the Gang Suppression Force cited…