Mali freed former prime minister Moussa Mara after one year in prison over a solidarity post. He called for unity as his abducted lawyer remains missing.

Chef du gouvernement malien pendant huit mois, en 2014-2015, l’opposant avait été arrêté en août 2025 après avoir rendu visite à des prisonniers politiques.

Mara, who served as Mali's prime minister in 2014, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the military authorities led by General Assimi Goïta.