Mali expels French ambassador

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Malians with the military enter as winners in the streets of Bamako, Mali, — Malians with the military enter as victors in the streets of Bamako, Mali, during the 2020 coup d'état. Moussa Kalapo / Efe

Mali's government, which took power in a coup d'état a coup d'état last year, has given the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the country in retaliation for the French foreign minister's remarks calling the country's military junta "illegitimate".