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US sanctions ex-Guinea leader, Mali politician for right abuses

Guinea's Alpha Conde was overthrown in a military coup last September [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]

The United States has imposed sanctions on more than 40 people and entities for alleged rights abuses from nine countries, including Guinea’s former President Alpha Conde and Karim Keita, son of former Malian leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Karim Keita.

In a statement released on Friday, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the announcement was the outcome of a thorough and multiyear investigation.

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