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Mali
Millionaire Aliou Boubacar Diallo enjoys quiet new life, far from the junta

President of the Democratic Alliance for Peace (ADP Maliba) Aliou Boubacar Diallo in August 2018. © Issouf Sanogo / AFP

After long supporting Assimi Goita's coup, the Malian millionaire, who came third in the 2018 presidential election, has fallen out with the junta leader. He has discreetly moved to Dakar, from where he hopes to reboot his political aspirations. [...]

Published on 14/02/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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General Yamoussa Camara, the Mali junta's éminence grise

Yamoussa Camara has in less than a year become one of the most influential figures in Mali's Koulouba presidential palace. Junta leader Assimi Goïta made him his permanent secretary last year, and he advises the five putschist colonels he had under his command at a military high school in the 1990s.

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Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

Though the visit to Lomé by the president of the transition Bah N'Daw on 13 November was the first by a top Malian official to the country, very close contacts have been nurtured behind the scenes between the leaders of the putsch and Faure Gnassingbé ever since the coup d'état on 18 August.

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The meeting with Faure Gnassingbé (left) on 13 November in Lomé was a key stage in Bah N'Daw's regional tour.

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Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the only foreign head of state to attend the inauguration of Mali's transitional president Bah N'Daw on 25 September. Embalo is trying to strengthen his relationship with Bamako - with Malian businessman Aliou Boubacar Diallo's help.

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Mali
Abdul Jabbar Al Sayegh tightens grip of Kodieran gold

While only recently the majority owner of Kodieran mine operator, Wassoul'Or, Abdul Jabbar Al Sayegh has been active in Mali's gold sector for years.

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