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Vol 66 No 25

Published 19th December 2025


Mali

Goïta’s junta goes drone shopping

Lucrative contracts with a Turkish arms dealer point to graft and power struggles in Bamako, even as jihadists edge closer

Apart from keeping itself in power by bartering resources, it returned three tonnes of gold after resolving a two-year dispute with Canada’s Barrick gold this month, the Bamako junta is struggling to justify its grip on power as security and the economy nosedive.

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