Choguel Kokalla Maiga on Mali’s safety disaster, defence cooperation with Russia and the pending constitutional reform.
In spite of a spiralling safety disaster, French troops left Mali after a nine-year deployment.
The withdrawal got here after the army took energy in 2020 and demanded all French troops go away Malian territory.
Since then, Mali’s army leaders have grew to become to Moscow for defence and financial cooperation.
And the period in-between govt has postponed a constitutional referendum to re-establish democratic rule.
So, will the army transition to civilian rule? Or will it lengthen its grip on energy?
Mali’s Top Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga talks to Al Jazeera.