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Gunfire heard in Mali's military base
There are reports that military mutiny is underway just outside Bamako.
A military spokesman in Mali has confirmed that shots have been fired inside an army base near the capital, Bamako.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reshuffled his cabinet dropping a former close ally, Defence Minister Lemma Megersa.
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread, the African Union's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, has deployed volunteer medical experts to various African countries.
(Photo: Malian police forces. Credit: Getty Images)
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