Negotiations resume as Mali’s political crisis deepens

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Regional mediators are stepping up their efforts in Mali, where the political opposition has renewed its call for protests so that President Ibrahim Boubcar Keita leaves office three years early. Opposition leaders earlier rejected an earlier solution proposed by West African regional mediators to have Keita form a unity government and share power. Demonstrations that began in June turned violent almost two weeks ago when at least a dozen protesters were killed by secur