An Australian mining company had its CEO and staff detained in Mali following a tax dispute with the government there. Host Marco Werman speaks with Beverly Ochieng, a senior associate at the Center for International and Strategic Studies’ Africa Program, about what drove Mali’s government to take a drastic measure and Bamako’s strategic maneuvering in the geo-political game.
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