Mali army launches investigation into video of soldier ‘cannibalism’

Mali’s armed forces have ordered an investigation into a video showing a man in Malian military uniform cutting into a corpse in front of his peers, the army chief said in a statement on Wednesday, describing it as a “rare atrocity” akin to cannibalism.

It added that the act did not align with the Sahelian West African nation’s military values.

Rights groups and the United Nations have repeatedly accused Malian soldiers of serious abuses, including executions and torture, committed...