Amid heightened tensions between Mali and France, Mali’s transitional authorities have asked for a review of the 2013 bilateral defence accords between Paris and Bamako. FRANCE 24 examines some of the details of the agreement and the likely impact of the latest development on the ground.
Slapped with tough sanctions that have effectively shut Mali’s borders and facing Western condemnations over the presence of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, Mali’s military junta has now taken on the 2013 bilateral defence accords between Paris and Bamako.