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Vol 63 No 15

Published 21st July 2022


Mali

Goïta plays to his nationalist gallery

The regime in Bamako raised hopes by promising elections, but then stoked a new crisis with the UN peacekeeping force

Hardly had it been announced that West African leaders were lifting sanctions against Mali's military regime, when a new crisis flared, as the authorities arrested 49 Ivorian soldiers working alongside the UN mission, accusing them of being mercenaries. The move shows mistrust between Mali and its regional neighbours remains very much alive.

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