source: RFI; AFP; Mali Actu; Studio Tamani; Reuters
actor1: Protesters (Mali)
actor2: N/A
location: Bamako
notes: On April 5, tens of thousands gathered on the independence square in Bamako amidst calls by senior religious leaders, opposition and civil society figures, the claims of the protesters were numerous including calls for France and MINUSMA to leave, accusasions of bad governance targeting the president and the prime minister, condemnation of intercommunal and mass-atrocities, and some demanding the implementation of sharia law.[size=10000-50000]