Timbuktu, the Backlash

Can Mali reconcile on its own, and can the country be left in the hands of an army accused of revenge killings on civilians? France 24 airs the story of three of the last Malian Arabs left in Timbuktu, who have been taken away by uniformed men and are still missing.

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Eve IRVINE, France 24 Senior Correspondent;
Niandou TOURE, Timbuktu-born Sociology researcher, Université Paris Descartes;
Saloum TRAORE, Director, Amnesty International Mali.

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Produced by Christopher Davis, Valériane Gauthier, Anelise Borges

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François Picard

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