Mali junta rules out negotiations with Islamist-militant groups

4 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 8

Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop told diplomats in Bamako on Thursday that Mali has no intention of negotiating with jihadists or armed groups.
The decision reaffirms the military government's hardline security policy as leaders warn worsening attacks across the Sahel could spread instability regionally.
Mali's stance underscores mounting security pressures in West Africa, where jihadist violence has intensified and raised concerns about broader cross-border fallout.

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