1 hour ago Makuochi Okafor, BBC Africa and Hafsa Khalil Azawad Liberation Front via AP Fighting between the FLA, Malian army and Russian mercenaries continued on Sunday Russian mercenaries hired by Mali's military have agreed to withdraw from Kidal after two days of clashes, the country's separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) group has said, as it claims to control the city. Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks near Bamako, according to his family and French media. For years, Mali has been plagued by insurgencies by groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, and the FLA. Fighting on Saturday had been reported in Kati, a major military base outside the capital, in Gao and Kidal in the north, and the central cities of Sevare and Mopti. Reports suggest the assault by the separatists was primarily focused on northern cities, while the jihadist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) had staged simultaneous attacks on multiple locations across the country.…