Remaining insecurity in city of Gao calls into question the ability of the former colonial power to leave the country.

Benedict Moran is a producer for Al Jazeera English in New York and at the United Nations
Remaining insecurity in city of Gao calls into question the ability of the former colonial power to leave the country.
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