Ivory Coast lashes Mali 'blackmail' over detained troops modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused Mali of "blackmail" over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako and called for West African leaders to discuss the crisis as soon as possible.
Mali s ruling junta last week tied the troops release to the extradition of Malians living in Ivory Coast a condition that amounts to "unacceptable blackmail," the government s National Security Council said in a statement.
Three former ministers in Mali, targeted by an international arrest warrant for "the crime of forgery, use of forgeries and damage to public property" in a case involving the purchase of military equipment in 2015, say they are ready to appear before the courts.