Authorities in Ivory Coast have reportedly been investigating Kiev’s alleged training of Tuareg insurgents
Kiev has been using its embassy in the West African country of Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) for its program of supporting the Tuareg militants in the Sahel region, a source has told RT.
Ukraine has been at the center of a diplomatic storm in Africa since the beginning of August, when dozens of Malian soldiers and Russian military contractors were killed in a rebel ambush in northern Mali. Some officials in Kiev had initially claimed that the Tuareg fighters had carried out their “successful” attack thanks to information from Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR, and warned that “there will be more to come.” However, Ukraine later denied having any links with the militants.
On Friday, Malian newspaper Bamada said that “rumors are circulating” about a possible investigation by Ivory Coast authorities into the conduct of the…