Mali denounces US sanctions imposed over Wagner
BY ABBAS MUSA KANEMPRESS
27TH JULY, 2023
Malian has denounced US sanctions on its defence minister, air force chief of staff and his deputy as a “distraction” and pledged his “total support” to the junta officials.
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga
said the sanctions against valiant officers, Defence Minister Col Sadio Camara, Gen Alou Boi Diarra, Colonel Adama Bagayoko, have no objectives other than to distract the Malian people.
Mr Maïga in his tweet , said nothing will distract Mali from the work of rebuilding itself.
Malian prime minister is the only senior official in the military government to comment on the sanctions.
The US Treasury had imposed sanctions on the three Malian top officials for “enhancing ” the expansion of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali.
Wagner troops had been accused of involvement and committing atrocities alongside the Malian army in the fight against jihadists, with civilian casualties tripled since late 2021.
