Men work near the Niger River, with a Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) building in the background, in Bamako, Mali, December 6, 2024. Bamako is the capital of Mali, a country in the grips of a jihadist insurgency. Military coups in 2020 and 2021 led to sanctions, tanking the economy. REUTERS/Luc Gnago SEARCH “GNAGO FRANCE DEPORTATIONS” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES.