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Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa

Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister and a key architect of the partnership with Russia

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Sadio Camara. Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/Reuters Mali’s [defence minister, Sadio Camara, was killed](https://www.theguardian.com

Russian mercenaries to withdraw from Mali city after attacks

Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks near Bamako, according to his family

Rival armed groups join forces against the Malian state: What next?

Mali’s Defence Minister [Sadio Camara](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) had been killed during the attacks. Speaking to Al Jazeera

Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Mali’s defence minister, Sadio Camara, was heavily damaged by an explosion during the attack

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

Mali’s [Defence Minister Sadio Camara had been killed](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) amid coordinated attacks on military

Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks

Sadio Camara’s residence in the town of Kati, the spokesperson, Issa Ousmane Coulibaly, said in a statement read out on state television. A firefight ensued, and Camara sustained injuries from which he later died

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks. The attacks have exposed security vulnerabilities in the country, which once was a beacon of democracy in the region but has been reeling from political and security crises