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Mali court charges 49 Ivorian soldiers of being mercenaries

49 Ivorian 'mercenaries' charged by Bamako of underlmining state security say they were enlisted by the MINUMSA peacekeeping mission in Mali ABEL KAVANAGH

Soldiers from Cote d’Ivoire who were reportedly delpoyed as reinforcements to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, had been held in custody for over a month, accused of being mercenaries.

According to judicial sources, the charges against the 49 Ivorians include attempting to undermine state security,

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