Bamako is on the brink of insurgency. After two days of clashes in the Malian capital, which left at least seven people dead and dozens injured, the leader of the "June 5 movement" , Imam Dicko, called for "calm . " "Don't provoke anyone. Do not attack anyone, " he said, promising his supporters to speak quickly. For the third time in a month, thousands of Malians had taken to the streets, prompted in particular by the influential religious. The crowd calls for the departure of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. At 75, in power since 2013 and re-elected in 2018, he has so far failed to restore order.
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Symbols of authority, such as Parliament or national television, were targeted Friday and Saturday. In the streets of Bamako, where barricades were erected, the security forces retaliated with live bullets against the demonstrators. Several opposition leaders were arrested on Friday. The rumor of
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