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Mali Political Activist Freed After Monthlong Abduction
- Mali's senior opposition activist Alassane Abba was released on Friday after being abducted from his Bamako home on May 8 and held for nearly a month.
- His kidnapping occurred amid pro-democracy protests earlier in May that defied a ban on political gatherings imposed by the military-led transitional government.
- The junta suspended parties involved in the protests, ordered all political parties dissolved in May, and detained other opposition figures including El Bachir Thiam.
- Alassane Abba, secretary-general of the opposition CODEM party, was found along a road in Bamako and is reported to be in good health after his release.
- This release follows increasing criticism of the junta's authoritarianism and signals deepening political repression amid Mali's ongoing instability and insurgency challenges.
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Mali Political Activist Released After Abduction
Mali Political Activist Released After Abduction Alassane Abba, a prominent political activist in Mali, has been released after spending a month in captivity. His family announced his release on Sunday, revealing that he was found dropped off along a road in Mali's capital city, Bamako, last Thursday.According to Abba's son, Alhousseini Jannatta Alassane, no official confirmation has been provided about the involvement of intelligence services, …
The Secretary-General of the Convergence pour la Démocratie (Codem) opposition party was released on Thursday 5 June in Bamako. He was arrested on 8 May at his home in Bamakois by armed men. Several parties and organizations had denounced an extra-judicial arrest and demanded his release and that of Mamadou Traoré, who is still in detention.
On Saturday, 7 June, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) announced that they had neutralized five terrorist bases in the western part of Mali, marking a significant extension of their counter-offensive so far concentrated in the northern regions. According to the General Staff, targeted airstrikes destroyed two camps located 40 km from Diéni, bordering the Baoulé forest, two others north of Sandare, and a fifth camp near Bafarara, about 40 km from Ao…
Mali's Alhassane Released After Month-Long Detention
A senior opposition figure in Mali, Abba Alhassane, has been released after being detained for nearly a month in what rights groups have described as an escalating campaign of political repression by the military-led government. Alhassane, who serves as the general secretary of the Convergence for the Development of Mali (CODEM) party, was forcibly taken from his home in the capital, Bamako, on May 8 by masked men reportedly identifying themselv…
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