How is Russia involved in the coup in Mali … ?

Army leaders who led the coup in Mali had been in Russia since January 2020 as part of a training program arranged by the Russian Armed Forces, as pointed out by Malian military sources, according to the local media. The current military junta established to temporarily govern national affairs is presided over by Colonel Assimi Goita, former head of Mali’s special forces and a highly respected personality. However, the coup was engineered by Malick Diaw and Sadio Camara, two army colonels who hold high-level positions at Kati’s own military base. Malick Diaw, the deputy commander of Kati’s base, was the…