“I strongly condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other members of the Malian government, and call for their immediate release,” Mahamat wrote. He added that he was “calling on the mutineers to stop all use of force”, and called on the international community to …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by reducing troops in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters. Soldiers had mutated earlier in the day at Kati’s military base about 15 km (9 miles) outside Bamako and marched on a number of senior and …
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Malian soldiers have picked up weapons and carried out an apparent myth at a key base in Kati, a city near the capital Bamako, aroused by fear of a coup. The development situation on Tuesday comes amid a week-long political crisis that has seen opposition protesters taking to the streets …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Soldiers who climbed a wall in Mali on Tuesday marched on a number of senior civilian and military officials from the capital and drove them back to their base, said a Malian security source and an official in the office of the Prime Minister.
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Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off the coast, causing an oil spill in one of the most pristine maritime environments in the world. “We have arrested the captain of the ship and another member of the crew. “After being heard by the …
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