The head of the Malian junta, Assimi Goïta, brought together senior military officials at the beginning of the week to “adjust the strategy” and “give new directions“, six days after jihadist attacks that killed dozens of people in Bamako. According to the newspaper L’Opinion, the Malian junta and its Burkinabe and Nigerien allies have formalised an agreement with Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, to obtain satellite intelligence.
After the surprise attack on Bamako airport, no longer being blind has become an urgent necessity for the Malian army. In a statement, the military authorities said that the meeting on Monday (September 23rd) made it possible to “carry out an exhaustive review of the security arrangements, to reassess the threat and to give additional guidance“, without giving further details.
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The additional orientations could be of a spatial nature with an agreement signed with Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of the Russian space agency Roscomos, to obtain satellite imagery, says the newspaper L’Opinion.
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