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Cardinals adjust their mitre hats during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025
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MALI: The military government has suspended all political party and association activities, citing “public order” concerns, following recent pro-democracy protests in Bamako.
The move comes amid increasing repression, with critics warning it signals a deepening authoritarian shift as the junta attempts to extend its rule.
Hundreds of activists defied threats from the military government and demonstrated in the capital, Bamako, against a Bill to dissolve political parties.
