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Mali coup leaders vow elections amid widespread condemnation

by Associated Press
| August 19, 2020 9:03 AM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The junta that forced Mali’s president to resign urged people to go back to business as usual on Wednesday, seeking to normalize their coup amid global condemnation from leaders who feared the power grab would only further mire West Africa's fight against growing Islamic extremism.

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