By the end of May 2022, the mandate for the German military mission in Mali will expire. The decision on an extension should be made against the backdrop of two trends in Africa: the spread of jihadist violence and the growing influence of non-Western external powers.
Fears that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to massive deaths in sub-SaharanAfrica have not materialised. However, the region will not be spared from its effects in 2021 regardless. Many challenges unrelated to the pandemicpersist and are likely to be aggravated by the coronavirus outbreak, putting…
