Mali Bound

Sahel: Failed assassination attempt on Mali’s interim presidentF

Assimi Goita’s Profile By Amaury Hauchard with Laurent Lozano in Dakar An enigmatic special forces commander, Mali's interim leader Assimi Goita is known to be publicity-shy but with a penchant for power. He grabbed headlines in May when he ousted Mali's former...
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Catholic hostages freed in MaliF

A Malian priest -- the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June -- has been freed, church and government sources said Wednesday.  Armed men took the five people hostage in the centre of Mali on June 21 after they left Segue to attend the funeral of...
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Mali: Son of former president faces demand for his arrestF

By Serge Daniel A year ago, times were good for Karim Keita. The son of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had become a kingpin in Malian business and politics and gained a reputation for a freewheeling lifestyle -- critics nicknamed him "Kim Jong 2."  But in August...
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Sahel: Despite announcing troop drawdown plan, France insists it will not leave the SahelF

France to start closing military bases in Mali by year-end President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, part of a drawdown of French troops fighting Islamist extremists in the Sahel. "The...
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