“
I've been in Mali for a year and a half, it's the first time that I felt people were hostile towards me
”.
Like more than 7,500 of our compatriots, Sarah* is an expatriate in this country, one of the largest in West Africa, where France has had a military presence for nine years.
“
A few days ago, I was insulted when leaving the embassy.
A colleague was also followed and insulted
“says the young woman, who works in a French company in Bamako.
While relations between France and Mali have been slowly but surely deteriorating for several months, a milestone has been reached in recent days.
On January 9, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to close the borders with Mali and put the country under embargo.
A way of harshly sanctioning the intention of the junta to take the country “
hostage
” by remaining in power without an election for years.
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