US EditionMali’s junta leader meets Russian ambassador after attacks the Kremlin called a coup attempt
Russia said its forces foiled the offensive as around 12,000 attackers struck multiple cities and killed Mali's defense minister.
- On Saturday, April 25, Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked jihadists launched coordinated attacks across Mali, killing Defence Minister General Sadio Camara in a suicide truck bombing and capturing the northern city of Kidal.
- The Azawad Liberation Front and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims negotiated this rare alliance more than a year ago to coordinate simultaneous strikes across the country, tying down the army to seize control of the north.
- Russia's Africa Corps confirmed its withdrawal from Kidal on Monday, while a suicide truck bomb at the Kati garrison killed Camara, exposing the junta's inability to protect senior leaders even at its headquarters.
- Military leader General Assimi Goita made his first public appearance since the violence on Tuesday, meeting Russian Ambassador Igor Gromyko in Bamako as Russia denounced the attacks as a coup attempt.
- The attacks reveal the limits of Russian military capacity, starkly contrasting with the stability maintained by French and UN peacekeeping forces before the 2020 coup, when 13,000-14,000 soldiers helped secure the country.
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Mali junta chief makes first appearance since rebel attacks
Mali's military leader on Tuesday made his first public appearance since unprecedented large-scale weekend attacks destabilised his ruling junta, visiting the wounded and meeting the ambassador of key ally Russia.
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Mali’s junta leader meets Russian ambassador after attacks the Kremlin called a coup attempt
Mali’s junta leader has met with Russia’s ambassador to Bamako, his first public appearance since the West African nation saw a massive, coordinated attack by Islamic militants and separatists over the weekend.
Russia Hoped Africa Corps Would Replicate Wagner's Success. It’s Not Going Well.
Africa Corps, the Russian Defense Ministry mercenary unit, was supposed to build on the successes of the now-defunct Wagner Group, forging commercial ties and giving a hard-power backstop to shaky African countries. Judging by this weekend’s events in Mali, it’s not going well.
Saturday's attacks on the regime illustrate the junta's great difficulties in keeping its hands on a country with fire and blood since the coups d'état of 2020 and 2021. The situation remains unclear, while the Africa Corps, a paramilitary group that was telecontrolled by Moscow, has withdrawn from certain territories.
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