Mali: Court Sentences 46 Ivorian Soldiers to Jail

The court said the Ivorian soldiers sought to undermine Mali’s security. The arrest of the soldiers has sparked a diplomatic row between the two West African nations.

Forty-six Ivory Coast soldiers were sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring against Mali’s government, a court in Mali ruled on Friday.

Public prosecutor Ladji Sara said the Ivorians were found guilty of an “attack and conspiracy against the government” and that the soldiers were seeking to undermine state security.

Tensions…