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

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

A former prime minister of Mali has been remanded in custody following allegations of corruption. His lawyer on Tuesday told ...

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 ...

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

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.