Mali has granted a presidential pardon to French national Yann Christian Bernard Vézilier, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an offence against state security, in a move that could remove another major point of tension between Bamako and Paris

Mali President Assimi Goïta on Thursday pardoned a French national who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Last year, Mali's military-led government accused Yann…

Après un an de détention, Yann Vezilier, qui était dûment accrédité comme officier de la direction générale de la sécurité extérieure auprès des autorités maliennes, a été gracié…