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5 things you should know about Mahmoud Dicko

Mahmoud Dicko inspired massive protests that led to the ousting of Mali’s former president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. He has since announced that he will quit politics. Here are five things you should know about him.

Remembering Beirut’s first responders

10 first responders from the Beirut Fire Department in Karantina are presumed to have died in the blast. TRT World’s Abdullah Tanriverdi visits the department to speak to some of the colleagues and friends of the...

The colonel who overthrew Mali’s president

Military in Mali are calling on people to carry on as normal, promising to work quickly towards fresh elections and planning a patriotic rally in Bamako on Friday, to celebrate, they say, the people’s victory. Colonel...