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Wetangula takes to Facebook to tell of his Mali coup nightmare

By Cyrus Ombati and Lucianne Limo

"A coup d’Ètat has taken place in Mali as I was about to leave for the airport. I may not be able to leave. Airspace closed. Pray for me." And with those words, Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula broke the news to his friends and relatives from Bamako city, through his Facebook page, following the overthrow of the Government of Mali.

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