Mali: Ousted president, PM freed from military detention
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali: Ousted president, PM freed from military detention

Al Jazeera  

Interim leaders were detained on Monday hours after two army officers lost posts in a cabinet reshuffle. Mali’s military has released former interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, three days after detaining them and stripping them of their powers. The detention of the pair on Monday took place hours after a cabinet reshuffle in which two army officers lost their posts, the latest political crisis to hit the country nine months after the military overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. “The interim president and prime minister were released overnight around 1:30am,” a military official told AFP news agency on Thursday. In contrast, French President Emmanuel Macron, whose country has committed more than 5,000 troops to fighting armed groups in the Sahel, said the twin arrests were a “coup d’etat in an unacceptable coup d’etat”.

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World Health Organization employee released in Mali
1 year, 11 months ago

World Health Organization employee released in Mali

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — A World Health Organization employee was released in northern Mali after being abducted by unidentified assailants, a spokesperson said Friday. Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was freed Thursday afternoon and is in Gao town, Abdoulaye Cisse, communication officer for the WHO in Mali told The Associated Press. This is largely due to the presence of multiple armed actors,” said …

Guinea junta releases dozens of political prisoners jailed by previous government
3 years, 4 months ago

Guinea junta releases dozens of political prisoners jailed by previous government

Firstpost  

The 79 prisoners freed late Tuesday had been held on a variety of charges, including breaching security, destroying public property and manufacturing weapons Conakry: Guinea’s new military rulers have released dozens of political prisoners jailed by the previous civilian government, in a move likely to win them favour with the opposition that had protested against now-deposed President Alpha Conde. The …

Mali coup chief names new cabinet with army officers in key posts
3 years, 6 months ago

Mali coup chief names new cabinet with army officers in key posts

Al Jazeera  

Weeks after leading Mali’s second coup in nine months, Colonel Assimi Goita has named a new cabinet in the country’s transitional government, with military officers receiving the strategic ministries of defence, security and national reconciliation. Goita, who was vice president in the transitional administration that was eventually formed after Keita’s overthrew, orchestrated in late May another coup that removed interim …

France halts joint army operations with Malian forces over coup
3 years, 7 months ago

France halts joint army operations with Malian forces over coup

Al Jazeera  

The temporary measure announced by the armed forces ministry is France’s strongest reaction yet to last week’s military coup in Mali. In its strongest reaction yet to last week’s coup in Mali, France has said it will suspend its joint military operations with Malian forces “awaiting guarantees” that civilians return to positions of power. “Pending these guarantees, France, after informing …

African Union suspends Mali after coup, threatens sanctions
3 years, 7 months ago

African Union suspends Mali after coup, threatens sanctions

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The African Union has suspended Mali and is threatening sanctions after the junta leader grabbed back control of the government last week, marking the second coup d’etat in only nine months. The AU issued the threat late Tuesday when it announced Mali was suspended from all activities “until normal constitutional order has been restored in the country.” …

Mali coup leader says new PM to be appointed within days
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali coup leader says new PM to be appointed within days

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita has said a new prime minister will be appointed within days, in his first remarks since seizing power this week. The army officer made the announcement on Friday during a meeting with political and civil-society figures in Bamako, AFP news agency reported, as international pressure rises on the country’s ruling military administration. August putsch Ndaw and …

Mali’s military releases transitional president and PM
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s military releases transitional president and PM

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military has released the transitional president and prime minister from detention, a top officer said Thursday. By deposing the president and prime minister, the head of Mali’s 2020 coup, Col. Assimi Goita, who has served as transitional vice president since September, regained control of the West African country. Cisse, who is a special advisor to Goita, …

Mali’s transitional president resigns while in detention
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s transitional president resigns while in detention

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s transitional president and prime minister will be released from detention gradually after resigning in the presence of international arbitrators who are in the West African nation to mediate the political crisis, the adviser to the military authority who detained the two leaders said late Wednesday. President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested Monday, …

Mali’s president, prime minister resign after arrests by military
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s president, prime minister resign after arrests by military

Al Jazeera  

Interim President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane step down days after the military seized power and detained them. Mali’s interim president and prime minister have resigned two days after they were arrested by the military, an aide to the vice president said. Soldiers, led by interim Vice President Assimi Goita, arrested President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane …

Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta
3 years, 7 months ago

Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A timeline of key events in Mali that led to another power grab in the troubled West African nation. September 12, 2020 — Mali’s military junta agrees to an 18-month transitional government headed by a military or civilian leader that will pave the way to elections. Sept. 21, 2020 — The head of Mali’s military junta, Col. …

Mali timeline: From military coup to interim leaders removed
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali timeline: From military coup to interim leaders removed

Al Jazeera  

Nine months since the military overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali is facing yet another political crisis. Malian army officers angry with a government reshuffle have detained President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were appointed in September under international pressure with the task of steering the country back to full civilian rule in the wake of …

Coup leader wrests back control of Mali with president, prime minister under arrest
3 years, 7 months ago

Coup leader wrests back control of Mali with president, prime minister under arrest

LA Times  

Police are deployed as striking workers gather to protest the arrest of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane by military personnel in Bamako, Mali. Former coup leader Assimi Goita took control of Mali again Tuesday after firing the West African nation’s transitional president and prime minister following their announcement of a Cabinet reshuffle without his permission. The EU …

Mali’s president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali’s transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier, the African Union and United Nations said. A joint statement issued along with the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of …

Mali’s military detains president, prime minister
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s military detains president, prime minister

Al Jazeera  

UN, AU condemn Bah Ndaw and Moctar Ouane’s detention and call for their ‘immediate and unconditional release’. In a joint statement, the UN and AU called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of Mali’s civilian leadership and said “the international community rejects in advance any act of coercion, including forced resignations”. ‘Kidnapping’ The joint statement called Ndaw and Ouane’s detentions …

Mali to form new ‘broad-based’ transitional government
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali to form new ‘broad-based’ transitional government

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigns but is immediately reappointed to carry out a cabinet reshuffle. Mali’s interim government is set to form a new “broad-based” cabinet amid growing criticism of the army-dominated authorities in the Sahel state. Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned on Friday but was immediately reappointed to carry out the reshuffle, transitional president Bah Ndaw said. “He must …

Military officer elected head of Mali’s interim legislature
4 years, 1 month ago

Military officer elected head of Mali’s interim legislature

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s interim legislature has elected Colonel Malick Diaw, a member of the military government that toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August, as its president. Army officers in the conflict-ridden Sahel state toppled President Keita on August 18 after weeks of anti-government protests over the country’s armed rebellion, economic struggles and chronic interethnic violence. Coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita was …

Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM
4 years, 3 months ago

Former Mali Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane named transitional PM

Al Jazeera  

The choice of a civilian opens the way for Mali’s neighbours to lift sanctions imposed after a military coup in August. Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw has named former Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane as prime minister. A civilian premier was the precondition for the Economic Community of West African States to lift sanctions it imposed two days after the …

Bah Ndaw sworn in as Mali’s transitional president following coup
4 years, 3 months ago

Bah Ndaw sworn in as Mali’s transitional president following coup

Al Jazeera  

Veteran soldier tasked with leading country to elections within 18 months; coup leader Assimi Goita to serve as vice president. Retired colonel and former defence minister Bah Ndaw has been sworn in as Mali’s interim president, more than a month after a military coup overthrew embattled leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Described by former colleagues as “principled”, Ndaw said in a …

Former Mali President Keita leaves country amid transition talks
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Mali President Keita leaves country amid transition talks

Al Jazeera  

Officials say overthrown leader – detained by military rulers who unseated him – is visiting UAE for medical treatment. Mali’s overthrown President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has left the country seeking medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates, officials have said, as talks over a transition to civilian rule after last month’s military coup got off to a chaotic start. His …

Mali’s president announces resignation after armed mutiny
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali’s president announces resignation after armed mutiny

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of protests demanding his ouster. The news of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators and alarm by former colonial ruler France, and other allies and foreign nations. …

Mali's president announces resignation on state television
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali's president announces resignation on state television

India Today  

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation late Tuesday on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers had fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him. A banner across the bottom of the television screen referred to him as the “exiting president.” Keita, who was democratically elected and re-elected, was left with few choices after the mutinous …

Mali’s Keita resigns as president after military coup
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali’s Keita resigns as president after military coup

Al Jazeera  

Soldiers, who forced Keita’s resignation, say they will hold new elections within a ‘reasonable time’. The news of Keita’s departure was met with jubilation by anti-government demonstrators on Wednesday, while leaders of the military coup said they would enact a political transition and stage elections within a “reasonable time”. “This will allow us to organise within an agreed reasonable timeframe, …

Mali military coup: How the world reacted
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali military coup: How the world reacted

Al Jazeera  

Leaders from across globe share condemnation after soldiers force embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign. UN Security Council urges mutineers to return to barracks The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged mutineers in Mali to immediately release detained officials, including the country’s president, and “return to their barracks without delay.” The 15 members also “underlined the urgent need …

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