AFP has been unable to verify the claims made by both sides, given the restricted flow of information under the junta. Mali, ruled by the military after back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, has since ...

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This could involve a graveyard-like stability where a single soldier-king ruled for an entire generation (like Burkina Faso), or constant turmoil as one junta gave way to another (like Nigeria).