Tensions are mounting in West Africa as Mali resists pressure from the region, the EU and US, to come up with a firm timetable on how civilian rule will be restored after two coups and a military takeover.
The atmosphere has worsened in recent weeks in the wake of reports that Mali has entered into an arrangement with the Russian private military company - the Wagner Group.
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