Mali junta urges French defence minister to keep silent
Bamako (AFP) Jan 27, 2022
Mali's junta has advised French Defence Minister Florence Parly to observe the "greatness of silence" after she accused the army leadership in the Sahel state of provocations. In an interview broadcast on state TV on Wednesday night, junta spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga also accused France of "colonial reflexes" and of using regional organisations to divide Malians. Relations between