Coordinated attacks in Mali expose weaknesses of military junta
The World
PRX
4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Mali's military junta is fighting off coordinated attacks across the country, led by Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked fighters, in violence that’s left the country’s defense minister dead. Also, a look at the latest in the world of robotics. And, across Europe, new recycling plants are promising to recycle hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste using a technology called chemical — or "advanced" — recycling. Plus, the annual marmalade festival kicks off in the UK.
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| 1:42.0 | Flags are at half staff in Mali as the West African nation |
| 1:45.6 | observes a second day of mourning. This, after an unexpected attack on the capital, Bamako, on Sunday. |
| 1:52.1 | The country's defense minister, Asadio Camara, was among the dead. |
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