Tuareg rebels urge Russian forces to leave Mali

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Tuareg rebels urge Russian forces to leave Mali Africa

Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 20:15

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Russian forces must withdraw from "all of Mali" and the ruling junta will "fall sooner or later", a spokesman for Tuareg rebels told AFP, after Islamist insurgents and separatists launched attacks destabilising the west African country. FRANCE 24's Juliette Brown reports.

Keywords for this article

• Mali
• Sahel
• Tuareg
• Russia
• Africa
• France

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