Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?
Defense and Veterans of Mali](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260426__A8YH76B__v1__HighRes__FilesMaliUnrest-1777205274.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Colonel Sadio Camara at an Alliance of Sahel States meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on February 15, 2024 [Fanny Naoro-Kabr/AFP]
- **Abdoulaye Maiga** – Lieutenant-Colonel Maiga