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Mali
Washington sends a mission to Bamako to discuss MINUSMA, Wagner

The head of multilateral organisations at the State Department, Michele J. Sison. © US Department of State

A US delegation led by the assistant secretary of state for international organisation affairs, Michele J. Sison, is scheduled to travel to Mali next week to meet with several officials in the country. [...]

Published on 16/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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