In Focus | Mali
How regime insiders Karim Keïta and Moussa Diawara slipped through the putschists' net

Despite being Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's leading collaborators, former intelligence chief Moussa Diawara and the deposed head of state's oldest son, Karim Keïta, have been able to slip quietly into exile. Africa Intelligence reveals their activities before and after IBK's fall from power and detail the ambiguous roles they played in the weeks leading up to the coup. [...]
Published on 26.10.2020 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 9 minutes Paul Deutschmann
The population cheering soldiers in Bamako after the coup of 18 August 18 2020.
The population cheering soldiers in Bamako after the coup of 18 August 18 2020. © Moussa Kalapo/EPA/MaxPPP
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