{"id":99881,"date":"2026-05-03T12:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=99881"},"modified":"2026-05-03T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:16:02","slug":"over-dependence-on-military-solutions-mali-struggling-in-its-effort-to-regain-peace-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/over-dependence-on-military-solutions-mali-struggling-in-its-effort-to-regain-peace-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Over-dependence on military solutions: Mali struggling in its effort to regain peace and security&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6R7dNOmbJnoNQFLBHY\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nFran\u00e7ois Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Folahanmi Aina, Political Scientist and Lecturer in the Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development at SOAS London. As a researcher of global security and political dynamics, his analysis of Mali&#8217;s evolving crisis focuses on the interplay between militarised governance, external partnerships and the persistence of insurgent violence in the Sahel. According to Dr. Aina, the current trajectory under Colonel Assimi Go\u00efta reflects a strategic overreliance on military solutions to what is fundamentally a multidimensional conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fran\u00e7ois Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Folahanmi Aina, Political Scientist and Lecturer in the Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development at SOAS London. 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