BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — A fragile calm prevailed on Monday in the Malian capital, Bamako, and the ruling junta’s stronghold of Kati, after two days of fierce fighting between the army and jihadists allied with Tuareg separatists, which have plunged the country into uncertainty over the military government’s future.
The junta faces an unprecedented situation since the 2020 coup that brought it to power, after Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed and military ruler General Assimi Goita has not been seen or spoken publicly since the start of hostilities.
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