Mali returns interim authorities to Timbuktu, Menaka

Mali returns interim authorities to Timbuktu, Menaka

Mali succeeded in restoring interim authorities to its northern cities of Timbuktu and Menaka, ending a standoff with armed Tuareg factions that had prevented the transfer of power. The return of state authority to the north is meant to fill a power vacuum that has turned northern Mali into a launch pad for jihadi attacks […]

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