Overview

• Mali’s security minister announced on state television that several people were detained for an alleged coup plot that began on August 1.
• Detainees include Brigade General Néma Sagara, Brigade General Abass Dembélé and a mix of other military personnel and civilians.
• The junta alleges a French national among those arrested acted on behalf of French intelligence, a charge that France has not addressed.
• There has been no independent verification of the plot or foreign involvement and the junta tightly controls official information.
• Observers warn the roundup follows the junta’s broader consolidation of power after it expelled French forces and pivoted toward Russia.