The charges against the 84-year-old former president and his allies include complicity in murder and assault.

The charges against the 84-year-old former president and his allies include complicity in murder and assault.
Vast swaths of Mali lie beyond government control because of armed group activity, which began in 2012.
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya says on state television after political consultations he is eyeing a transition of 39 months.
ECOWAS, the regional bloc, had given both governments until April 25 to disclose details of their transition plans.
Conde was deposed by army officers last year in a move widely condemned by regional powers.
Monday’s accident is the latest in a series of such incidents at artisanal mines in the country.
West Africans are punishing corrupt political elites by ascribing legitimacy to military juntas.
There have been four coups across West Africa in 18 months amid public collapse of trust in state institutions.
West African bloc ECOWAS says Guinea should hold elections by mid-March.
West African bloc says asked ruling army in Burkina Faso that seized power last week to propose an election timetable.
West Africa bloc expected to decide whether to impose more sanctions on Burkina Faso following a military coup.
The West African regional bloc has suspended Burkina Faso after a military coup.
Interim PM Mohamed Beavogui tells Al Jazeera that the democratic world has misunderstood the situation in Guinea.
US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from AGOA duty-free trade programme over rights violations and recent coups.