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“We have confirmation of the presence of foreign soldiers, in particular Russian, who are fighting together with the Malian armed forces. And unfortunately they kill and violate human rights ”. The arrival of Russian mercenaries is just the latest plague afflicting Mali, a country torn apart by poverty and war. After two coups, the military junta led by the colonel Assimi Goïta has not yet found a mediation to call elections and bring the government back into the hands of civilians.