In over its head of state: Mali’s coup
The military has again ousted the president, after months of protests and years of ethnic violence. Fresh elections or no, whoever comes out on top faces a tough job. We survey the pandemic-era dining-out landscape, finding that restaurants are about s...
August 21, 2020
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In over its head of state: Mali’s coup
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The military has again ousted the president, after months of protests and years of ethnic violence. Fresh elections or no, whoever comes out on top <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/22/a-coup-in-mali-is-unlikely-to-make-matters-better?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">faces a tough job</a>. We survey the pandemic-era dining-out landscape, finding that restaurants are about <a href="https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/07/14/why-do-people-go-to-restaurants-its-not-about-the-food?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">so much more</a> than the food. And the Chinese trawlers that are <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/07/30/the-galapagos-islands-face-an-invasion-of-trawlers?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stripping</a> the rich waters of the Galapagos. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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