Ghana news briefing
Mali says 82 of its soldiers held prisoner since April have been freed
Mali's army said 82 of its soldiers who had been held prisoner since nationwide attacks in April by al Qaeda-linked militants and a rebel group were freed on Thursday.
The regional al Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), and Tuareg-led rebel group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), claimed responsibility for the attacks on April 25, which hit the main airport and killed the defence minister.
The group did not immediately explain the discrepancy with the army’s account that the soldiers had been held since the April 25 attacks.
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