Mali’s Problems in Four MinutesOpinion By Arezki Daoud:Yesterday, we reported how the Tuareg community in northern Mali has rejected the latest constitutional referendum imposed by the ruling military junta in Bamako. The influential religious leader, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, who is based in the south, has also expressed his fierce opposition to the new constitution. Just before the election, Imam Dicko called his supporters to boycott the referendum. Imam Dicko is not the only one opposed to the new constitution. After all, there is an unspoken war between France and Russia in the Sahel, and the regime in Mali is entirely incompetent to manage the crisis today.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 23, 2023 23:25 UTC