Choguel Maïga: faced with Barkhane's withdrawal, "we have an obligation to look for other solutions"

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Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maïga on September 26, 2021, in New York.

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By: Carrie Nooten Follow |

France 24

12 mins

For the first time since coming to power last May, the Malian Prime Minister is speaking on RFI and France 24. Choguel Maïga plans that the elections scheduled for next February in Mali be postponed for a few months.

The Prime Minister also speaks about the possible arrival in Mali of the group of Russian mercenaries Wagner.

At the end of the United Nations General Assembly, he answered questions from RFI and France 24.

  • Mali

  • Choguel Maïga

  • France

  • Defense

  • Sahel

  • Terrorism

  • Russia