💢URGENT IN MALI: Coup attempt in Mali: arrest of suspected officers and a Frenchman The Malian government announced, this Thursday evening on national television, the arrest of several army officers as well as a French national, accused of planning a destabilization operation. According to the Malian authorities, the national in question is acting on behalf of the French Directorate General of External Security (DGSE) and is involved in the same coup attempt.