Ulf Laessing
Ulf Laessing is the director of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a German think tank, where he focuses on geopolitical issues in the Sahel region. He has provided analysis on the effectiveness of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), commenting on its decline and the implications for regional security in light of Niger's recent decision to withdraw from the force.
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Ulf Laessing is the head of the Sahel program at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and commented on the implications of Cissé's murder.
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Luxembourg· 2025-11-12
Ulf Laessing is the Bamako-based director of the regional Sahel programme at the German thinktank Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Sahel-based jihadists are extending their reach. Can a fractured region push back? | Africa
United Kingdom· 2025-10-18
Ulf Laessing is the head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, highlighting the importance of gold to the Juntas' economies.
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Switzerland· 2025-07-25
Ulf Laessing is the head of the Sahel programme at Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation, who analyses insurgency and artisanal mining operations in the region.
Ghana has lost $11 billion to gold smuggling, links to UAE, report finds
Ghana· 2025-06-16
Ulf Laessing explained that Russia is trying to end the deployment of Wagner forces in Mali and replace them with Africa Corps units.
Wagnerovci sa sťahujú z Mali. Tvrdia, že misiu v krajine splnili
Slovakia· 2025-06-06Ulf Laessing is an analyst who commented on the military leaders' attempts to break with old elites in Mali.
Mali junta dissolves all political parties in latest opposition crackdownUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-14
Ulf Laessing is the head of the Sahel office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bamako.
Leben im Vertriebenenlager von BamakoSwitzerland· 2025-05-14
Ulf Laessing expressed concerns about the risks faced by Europeans in Niger.
Wer ist die Schweizerin, die in Niger entführt wurde?Switzerland· 2025-04-17
Ulf Laessing, the Bamako-based director of the Sahel programme at Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a German thinktank, said the force was never that effective.
Niger’s junta withdraws from Lake Chad anti-Islamist force | NigerUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-01
