The next time anyone around here in Los Angeles (or pretty much anywhere in the US, for that matter) thinks they're "gangsta," I should just direct them to this interview by Martin Vogl with 39-year old Captain Amadou Sanogo, leader of the Mali coup who just ousted Amadou Toumani Toure.
Interview with junta leader in Mali Cpt Sanogo by martinvogl
Coups are not foreign to Mali; the most recent ones happened in 1968 and 1991. The African Union, with support from neighboring countries, has temporarily suspended Mali's membership.
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