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Mali's Goita meets Russian envoy, vows to neutralize insurgents.

4/29/2026

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Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita met Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko to discuss security.
He vowed on Tuesday to neutralise the insurgents behind the weekend attacks that killed defence minister Sadio Camara.
The attacks hit a main army base, the area near Bamako’s airport, and forced Russian troops out of Kidal.
Goita visited a hospital treating the wounded and offered condolences to the victims’ families.

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Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita met Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko to discuss security.
He vowed on Tuesday to neutralise the insurgents behind the weekend attacks that killed defence minister Sadio Camara.
The attacks hit a main army base, the area near Bamako’s airport, and forced Russian troops out of Kidal.
Goita visited a hospital treating the wounded and offered condolences to the victims’ families.