It was one of his priorities. When he took over the rotating presidency of the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) in July 2022, Alghabass Ag Intalla immediately reiterated his desire for formal ...

Last year, Tinariwen released their ninth studio album, Amatssou. Today, the Tuareg desert blues ensemble is sharing “Azawad,” their first new material since then. “Azawad” is a response to the ...

It may not be the heart of Africa but it is the key to Africa. Forget about “Niger” and think of Azawad. Think of the bigger and older picture: a region that encompasses northern Mali, southern ...

Tuareg rebels of Mali’s National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) on Friday declared “the independence of Azawad,” a region in the north of the country, according to a statement posted on ...

Arab tribes in northern Mali say they could take up arms to expel foreign terrorists from their homeland. The first gathering of Arab tribes from the greater Azawad region wrapped up Tuesday (June 5th ...

Touareg rebels in northern Mali are moving ahead with plans for an interim government even as West African states discuss possible military intervention. The breakaway Touareg state of Azawad swore in ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Tuareg rebels on April 6 declared their independence from Mali and announced ...

Mali has long had an uneasy relationship with its Tuareg population, given a history of 'governance by southern agriculturalists' who marginalised the nomadic pastoral group [EPA] Gaborone, Botswana – ...

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The Tuareg rebels on April 6 declared their independence from Mali and announced the formation of the state of Azawad. That action was condemned or ignored by the international community. In a ...