Mali is on the verge of falling to an Islamist group that has pledged to transform the country into a pre-modern caliphate.

Bamako may not be under the control of Jama'at Nusrat al‑Islam wal‑Muslimin (JNIM), yet, the threat looms if the group forms ...

If Bamako really does fall into the hands of Islamists it would mark a stunning reversal — and not only for Mali’s military junta, whose seizure of power in 2020 on a wave of anti-French sentiment ...