Choguel Maiga, the former prime minister of Mali, was taken into custody on Wednesday after he was charged with embezzlement.

BAMAKO, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, detained since Aug. 12, was remanded in custody on Tuesday on charges of "misappropriation of public assets" following a ...

A former prime minister of Mali was remanded in custody on Tuesday following allegations of corruption that he has denied, ...

Eight of his ex-colleagues from his time as prime minister had also been placed in custody, although his ex-chief of staff has been released.

Charges against Choguel Maiga comes as the military intensifies a crackdown on dissent in the West African country.

Former Mali prime minister Choguel Maiga has been jailed on corruption charges he denies, as the ruling junta intensifies its ...