Jihadist-hit Mali gets combat helicopters from Russia

Bamako (AFP) March 31, 2022

Mali's junta-dominated government has taken delivery of combat helicopters from Russia to help its army fight a bloody jihadist insurgency, an AFP journalist saw. Defence Minister Sadio Camara late Wednesday formally received two helicopters, radar and other equipment brought by a Russian transport plane to a military base at Bamako airport. The delivery adds to at least four helicopters