Mali probes troopers working with rebels

Malian authorities say some army officers collaborated with jihadist and separatist fighters who carried out coordinated assaults throughout the nation earlier within the week. A press release from the prosecutor’s workplace confirmed that the primary arrests have been made and that efforts are persevering with to trace down different suspects concerned. In the meantime, separatist fighters from the Azawad Liberation Entrance declare they’ve captured a strategic army camp within the city of Tessalit after the Malian military and its Russian allies withdrew. Consulting fellow of the Africa Programma at Chatham Home, Paul Melly, shares additional insights.