Mali’s former prime minister, Choguel Maiga, has been charged with embezzlement and remanded in custody as the West African ...

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

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.

Despite a Qatari-facilitated cease-fire and U.S.-brokered peace agreement, fighting has intensified in recent weeks in the ...