Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 15:20Modified: 29/04/2026 - 15:21

Mali's military leader on Tuesday made his first public appearance since unprecedented large-scale weekend attacks destabilised his ruling junta, visiting the wounded and meeting the ambassador of key ally Russia. Jihadists and Tuareg separatists are still positioned in the vast Sahelian country's north, three days after launching a stunning wave of attacks, in what Moscow said remained a "difficult" situation.

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