source: Sahelien; Studio Tamani; Mali Jet; Mali Actu
actor1: Protesters (Mali)
actor2: N/A
location: Bamako
notes: On 15 October 2020, a large number of prefects, subprefects, administrative employees, and unionists staged a demonstration in Bamako (Bamako, Bamako). The demonstrators demanded that the state provide them protection and secure the release of their colleagues held in captivity by armed groups. The demonstration came in the wake of a prisoner swap negotiated between the transitional government and the JNIM militant group. [size=large]