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Malian president acknowledges talk with extremist leaders

by Associated Press
| February 11, 2020 3:30 AM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has confirmed that his government is in contact with al-Qaida-linked extremist leaders as the West African country faces some of the worst violence since its crisis began in 2012, according to an interview with French media.

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