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Malian opposition figures excluded from Ivorian soldiers' release deal

The fate of Malian opposition members in Ivory Coast was a sticking point throughout negotiations for the release of 49 Ivorian soldiers held in Mali, with Bamako dropping that extradition demand ultimately its main concession. Alassane Outtara has invited Assimi Goita to Abidjan, but that official visit seems a longshot for now. [...]
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Billion-dollar deal paranoia unnerves shaky Abidjan-Bamako relations

One of the factors behind the sharp decline in Ivorian-Malian relations is a mining contract worth over $1bn signed in October 2021 between a German group and a Malian firm. Africa Intelligence has followed the politically charged financial trail that leads from Berlin to Rabat, and Dubai to Bamako, under which lurks the shadow of Russian interests and those of the Ivorian opposition leader Guillaume Soro.

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A mining contract worth more than $1bn may be at the heart of rising tensions between Bamako and Abidjan.

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