{
  "id": 795313,
  "title": "Mali pardons Frenchman jailed 20 years over alleged coup plot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mali-pardons-frenchman-jailed-20-years-over-alleged-coup-plot",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:23:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mali-pardons-frenchman-jailed-20-years-over-alleged-coup-plot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Frenchman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mali for plotting an alleged coup in the West African country has now been granted a presidential pardon, it was announced on Thursday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}