Mali held a state funeral for ex-dictator Moussa Traore,83, on September 18, attended by the head of the ruling military commanders and other former leaders, according to AFP journalists following the event. Traoré, who ruled Mali for 22 years before being deposed in a 1991 coup d’état, died in the capital Bamako on September 15….
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Mali on brink of conflict
Brussels 17.09.2020 Mali military commanders officially confirm that they are supporting a plan of the country led by a military man, without a further precision on the candidacy. However one can presume that traditionally this role can be attributed to the leader of the coup d’état on August 18, Colonel Assimi Goita (pictured). 🇲🇱 #Mali…
Mali opposition demands power immediately
Mali’s military coup leaders must hand over power to a civilian transitional government immediately, the chairman of the West African regional bloc said on September 15, as a deadline expired for the ruling junta to appoint interim leaders. (Image above: social media). #Politics #EconomicCommunityofWestAfricanStates #ECOWAS ECOWAS leaders meet on Mali’s political crisis https://t.co/rMDZ7GFbQA pic.twitter.com/Anf1GL1uHW —…
ECOWAS-Mali reunion in Ghana
President Nana Akufo-Addo, Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an urgent meeting on deepening Mali political crisis, involving key stakeholders on September 15, Tuesday. #CEDEAO : nouvel examen de la situation au #Mali ce 15 septembre au Ghana, lors d'une réunion consultative des dirigeants de la sous-région sur la…
Mali: adoption of transition Charter
Mali’s ruling officers have focused on political Charter which they have adopted today. The document could serve as a roadmap for transition to the civilian rule in the next one and a half year. The key element has been an appointment of an army representative as interim head of state to ensure the transition period…
Mali crisis: EU fully supports ECOWAS
‘The EU is following closely the national consultations in Bamako, and in the region. These consulations should be inclusive to reflect the aspirations of the Malian people, and they should come to the conclusion as soon as possible, leading to a rapid transition of power led by the civilians. The EU fully supports the ECOWAS…
Mali Imam supports ECOWAS demands
On September 9 the influential Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military commanders led by Colonel Assimi Goita to comply with demands from West African leaders (ECOWAS) to name a civilian interim transition President and Prime minister by September 15 to ease sanctions imposed after last month’s coup. Mali's protest leader backs civilian 'rare…
Mali suffocated by ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues the imperative demands to the military commanders supported by Malians who assended power by coup d’état, to ensure a “rapid” return of civilian rule. The Republic of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 7 at the opening of ‘a summit of the ECOWAS in Niamey once…
Mali ousted President Keita left for UAE
Ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left Mali on September 5 for planned medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, diplomatic sources in Bamako said. Keita, 75, was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on September 1, a week after he was released from detention by the ruling military, which ascended power in the coup d’état on August 18,…
EU suspends Mali training mission
European Union has suspended its training missions in Mali after the coup d’état this month that removed unpopular President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power, EU officials said on August 26. The two missions training Mali’s army and police as part of international efforts to stabilise Mali and extend the state’s authority are frozen because they…