Malians have been reacting to the death of the Mininster of Defence Sadio Camara over the weekend. The 47 year old Camara a key junta member, was killed on Saturday in a car bomb attack at his home in Kati, the government said in a late Sunday statement.

Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in coordinated attacks targeting military sites, officials said, marking a major blow to the ruling junta. The killing comes amid a surge in violence by jihadist and rebel groups, raising fresh concerns over security in the West African nation. FRANCE 24's Justice Baidoo reports

Mali's Defence Minister killed in a car bomb attack amid escalating fighting between the army and rebels near Bamako.