Europe, Mali
Ara Pacis Instagram diplomacy compromised by EU and Bamako tensions

The Malian touareg leaders Fahad Ag Almahmoud, Moussa Ag Acharatoumane and Bilal Ag Acherif on a jet bound for Rome on 30 January 2021.
The Malian touareg leaders Fahad Ag Almahmoud, Moussa Ag Acharatoumane and Bilal Ag Acherif on a jet bound for Rome on 30 January 2021. © Groupe autodéfense touareg Imghad et alliés/Facebook
The private diplomatic institute Ara Pacis, which has close links to Italian security circles, brought seven Malian Tuareg leaders to Rome at the start of this week with the aim of building a platform for negotiations with the authorities in Bamako despite the current state of high tension between the junta and the European Union [...]
Published on 04.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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