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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mali junta pardons french agent jailed for undermining state security - Caught on Camera

General Assimi Goita of Mali attends the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) second summit on security and development in Bamako, Mali, 23 December 2025.
General Assimi Goita of Mali attends the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) second summit on security and development in Bamako, Mali, 23 December 2025. AP

Mali's junta leader General Assimi Goïta has pardoned a French intelligence agent serving a 20-year prison sentence, a rare conciliatory move after years of strained relations between the west African nation and its former colonial ruler.

The move comes as Mali's military authorities struggle to contain a renewed offensive by jihadist and separatist groups.

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