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Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate release.
Women's rights groups in Mali are suing the government for not doing enough to protect girls from circumcision, known as Female Genital Mutilation (OR FGM). As Annie Risemberg reports from Bamako, activists say the case shows how difficult it is to change the practice in Mali.