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Who Is Behind Mali's Surging Protest Movement?

AFP

   BAMAKO, MALI - Mali's protest movement against President Ibrahim
   Boubacar Keita has triggered the war-torn nation's most serious
   political crisis in years, sparking fears it will slide into chaos.

   The June 5 Movement has triggered a showdown with the government with
   unflinching demands that Keita resign over perceived failures in
   tackling the dire economy and Mali's eight-year jihadist conflict.

   But on July 10, the movement staged a rally that turned violent and
   dramatically escalated the political crisis.

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