BAMAKO: Mali’s junta has carried out arrests to quash an alleged plot to overthrow the government within the army’s ranks, sources said, but the circumstances of the detentions remain unexplained. The junta, which itself came to power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, has made 55 arrests, mainly among the National Guard, the military branch from which Defense Minister General Sadio Camara hails. The military-backed government has yet to officially comment on the crackdown, which comes as the army is locked in fighting with terrorists and separatists.

Mali's junta intensifies repression against critics amid jihadist unrest, arresting soldiers suspected of plotting a coup.

Au Mali, les autorités ont arrêté une « vingtaine » de militaires, dont le général Abass Dembélé, soupçonnés de vouloir renverser la junte.