The coup in Mali isn't just some random military coups that occur in West Africa every 2 years or so. It has far greater issues and concerns for the whole region of Sahel.

1. For months protestors in Mali filled the streets calling for Ibrahim Keita , the Malian president to step down due to corruption, failing economy and a rapid deterioration of the Security in the North of the country

2. Like every African countries, Corruption and Economy are always a issue for these protestors, but the biggest implications to this coup is the Security aspect, as many of you know, Mali and several countries in the region are facing a major terrorism threat.

3. insurgents in the country are running wild in Mali, Niger, Burkina faso, Tchad, Mauritania and elsewhere making civilians, often living in small, rural villages feeling less and less safe.

4. For Context. In 2012 Tuareg rebels fought Malian forces after a simmilar coup occured in Malian capital, Bamako. With heavy infiltrations from Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb the newly attempt to create a state in the North of Mali, Azawad, quickly became a attempt

By Al Qaeda militants to create a terror stronghold in the heart of West Africa.

5. Mali quickly realizing it had a major issue, called for the aid of France, which sent a contingent of troops to fight off these militant terrorists to restore order and stability in Mali, a country which at the time and still is dependent on France.

6. Since 2013 Al Qaeda Militias and many splinter groups began waging a insurgency on French, Malian forces which prompted Paris to create a Coalition of 5 countries Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina faso and Tchad which is tasked to defeat the insurgency

7. Although 5 countries seem very reasonable and enough manpower to handle this threat, the G5 is untrained, underfunded and corruption runs deep into these respective countries hindering or delaying the progress that the French Government visioned at the of G5 creation.

8. How this relates to today and recent events is that the military junta in Mali, which acted upon protestors demand of removing president Ibrahim Keita creates major security vacuums within the already troubled G5. Essentially emboldens terrorist and militants across the sahel.

9. Protestors are demanding an end to french intervention, although the French have been very key to the limited sucess of the G5. A total withdraw of France in Mali would start to see major Urban cities in the Sahel start to collapse, whole systems questioned.

10. However the Military junta in Mali seems very motivated to appease the protestors, it is yet to see if the new leaders of Mali would call for France to leave the country in full

11. G5 coalition members have already stopped trading with Mali and have stopped all co-operation in a clear message to the Junta that what happened to president Keita is illegal and won't be acceptable

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I will at a later day discuss how it implicates North Africa and Europe at a later time.