Arrest of Yann Vezilier, accused of trying to destabilise Mali, marks new low in relations between Paris and Bamako.

France claims that the arrest of French military veteran Yann Vezilier, a suspected spy, by Mali was based on “unfounded” ...

Yann Vezilier, a member of the French embassy in Bamako, was arrested by Malian authorities amidst accusations of a plot to ...

The junta took Yann Vezilier into custody recently along with others, accusing them of taking part in an alleged plot to ...

A French veteran has been arrested on suspicion of spying and attempting to mount a coup against Mali’s military rulers ...

A representative of the junta said the man had worked “on behalf of the French intelligence service, which mobilized ...

France has confirmed that a citizen detained in Mali over an alleged coup plot is an employee of its embassy in Bamako but rejected claims linking hi ...

Mali junta arrests French national Yann Vezilier, accusing him of espionage linked to a failed coup plot. On 14 August 2025, ...

A French man arrested in Mali is a member of the French embassy in the capital Bamako and accusations against him are "unfounded", the French foreign office said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday.

Following days of speculation about the alleged coup plot, Gen Mohammedine confirmed that "fringe elements of the Malian ...

Mali’s security minister, General Daoud Aly Mohammedine, had announced Vezilier’s arrest on Thursday, alleging that he had been working for the French intelligence services, mobilising ...