Mali faces 'very high risk' of new coup d'état, analyst says, amid jihadist insurgence

France 24 FRANCE24 29 квітня 2026, 19:37 1 переглядів 12 хв читання

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Mali faces 'very high risk' of new coup d'état, analyst says, amid jihadist insurgence Africa

Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 21:37

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Michael Shurkin, Director of Global Programmes at 14 North Strategies, says that Mali faces a very high risk of a new coup d'état, adding that the jihadist group JNIM and the Tuareg rebels of the FLA "clearly have the initiative and the Malian government is on the backfoot".

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