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Soldiers, Exiled Politician Investigated in Minister’s Killing; Rebels Capture Camp

5/3/2026

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Prosecutors are investigating five soldiers and an exiled politician for the April 25 assaults that killed Defense Minister Sadio Camara.
Evidence links three active-duty soldiers, a veteran and a dismissed soldier to the attacks, with first arrests completed and authorities still searching for additional perpetrators.
Tuareg rebels seized the Tessalit camp after the army and Russian mercenaries withdrew, prompting junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita to say the situation is under control.

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Prosecutors are investigating five soldiers and an exiled politician for the April 25 assaults that killed Defense Minister Sadio Camara.
Evidence links three active-duty soldiers, a veteran and a dismissed soldier to the attacks, with first arrests completed and authorities still searching for additional perpetrators.
Tuareg rebels seized the Tessalit camp after the army and Russian mercenaries withdrew, prompting junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita to say the situation is under control.