Commentary: Let There Be Peace, At Last!

 With several droughts, rebellions and 23 years of military rule until democratic elections in 1992.  Since 2012, insurgencies in the north and the central regions of the country have been recurrent. Down in the capital, Bamako, the ship of State has also suffered repeated attacks, with more coups.
The most recent of which were in 2020 and 2021 when Col. Assimi Goita in August 2020 overthrew civilian leader, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Only to return in May 2021 as Vice President to sack civilian President Mba Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Quane from the power-sharing arrangement. Ever since, Col. Goita has assumed full executive powers.
Goita would later demand the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers. Just like he did to French troops who previously helped in fighting the rebels. Blaming both sides for failing to effectively tackle the rebels. With the UN peacekeepers and French troops out of the way, Goita turned to Russia for military support. Which Moscow promptly obliged, supplying weaponry and hardware. And okaying the deployment in the country of Wagner Security Group fighters. Who have since joined the fight against northern rebels.
Though rebel attacks have continued, Col. Goita has had some success in the war. For example, the strategic northe...