馬利共和國

位於西非的內陸國家。2020和2021年接連發生政變,均由軍方發動。原本軍方同意在2022年舉行大選,卻以各種理由延後選舉日,前殖民母國法國決定撤出在該國的所有軍隊,西非經濟共同體(ECOWAS)也對馬利當局祭出經濟制裁。馬利本來就動盪不安,近10年來又面對伊斯蘭國(IS)的恐怖威脅,現在不僅少了協助維穩的法軍,還遭國際組織經濟制裁,國家狀況越來越惡化。不僅如此,馬利還尋求俄羅斯私人軍事承包商瓦格納集團在該國部署傭兵團,也引發國際間廣泛譴責。除此之外,馬利也在2022年宣布退出專門打擊非洲恐怖組織的「薩赫爾五國集團」。馬利軍政府似乎在許多面向都與西方國家不同調,日後獲得的國際援助恐怕只會越來越少。
看2022Year Founded: 1960
Mali is a land-locked state in West Africa with half of its territory covered by desert. This country has had several dictators since it broke away from French colonial control in 1960. It wasn’t until 1992 that the state officially had their first democratically elected president.
Mali has a Human Development Index score that is in the bottom six in the world and a less than US$900 GDP per capita. It is one of the least developed countries in the world. In 2020, there was an attempted military coup and then in 2021, another coup (led by the interim Vice President) took place within the group that had ousted the previous government. Countries in the West worry that the political turmoil in Mali may provide an opening to African terrorist organizations.