Mali crisis: From disputed election to president’s resignation
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali crisis: From disputed election to president’s resignation

Al Jazeera  

A timeline of how Mali’s months-long political crisis culminated in President Keita’s resignation following a coup. The demonstrators accused Keita of failing to fix the country’s dire economic situation and contain a years-long armed campaign by various groups that has killed thousands and rendered vast swaths of Mali ungovernable. Calls for president to resign On May 30, the main opposition parties, as well as civil society groups, form a new opposition alliance, called “Movement of June 5 – Rally of Patriotic Forces”. After several meetings with a delegation from the 15-nation ECOWAS bloc, led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the June 5 Movement says the president’s departure is a “red line” for the mediators.

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Former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies aged 76
2 years, 11 months ago

Former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies aged 76

Al Jazeera  

Keita, who was 76, led the country from 2013 until he was removed from office in a coup in 2020. Mali’s former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died at the age of 76, his family said. “President IBK died this morning at 09:00 GMT in his home” in the capital, Bamako, a family member told the AFP news agency, using …

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 …

What does the coup mean for Mali’s spiralling security crisis?
4 years, 4 months ago

What does the coup mean for Mali’s spiralling security crisis?

Al Jazeera  

What began with reports of gunshots at an army barracks just outside Bamako in the morning of August 18 ended hours later with a group of mutinous soldiers arresting and forcing the resignation of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s embattled president. “And to persuade, or to undermine any local Malians’ views that maybe there’s a new dispensation on the horizon.” Another …

Thousands march in Mali’s capital to celebrate president’s downfall
4 years, 4 months ago

Thousands march in Mali’s capital to celebrate president’s downfall

Deccan Chronicle  

Bamako: Thousands marched Friday in the streets of Mali’s capital to celebrate the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, as the West African nation’s political opposition backed the military’s junta plan to eventually hand over power to a civilian transitional government. “For us, this is a civil transition, not a military one, and the president of the transition must reach …

Mali coup leaders promise elections after Keita overthrow
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali coup leaders promise elections after Keita overthrow

Al Jazeera  

Coup makers who overthrew President Keita say they are more interested in the stability of the country than power. Military officers who overthrew Mali’s president in a coup d’etat that drew international condemnation pledged on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable” period. The coup leaders also remain “committed to the Algiers process” – …

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

Deccan Chronicle  

Bamako: One of Mali’s most influential power brokers, Mahmoud Dicko, will withdraw from politics, his spokesman said, after a meeting on Wednesday with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a “reasonable” time. The mutineers have denied reports of casualties from Tuesday’s unrest, but human rights group Amnesty International said it had documented the death …

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 Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announces resignation after soldiers mutiny
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali's president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announces resignation after soldiers mutiny

India TV News  

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation late Tuesday on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him and the prime minister. The political upheaval unfolded months after disputed legislative elections, but Keita’s support also had tumbled amid criticism of his government’s handling of an Islamic insurgency that has engulfed …

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 soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroad
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroad

India Today  

Soldiers who ousted Mali’s president and government in a military coup that drew condemnation abroad promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable” period. The coup was quickly condemned on Tuesday by Mali’s regional and international partners, who fear Keita’s fall could further destabilise the former French colony and West Africa’s entire Sahel …

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 president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita quits after armed mutiny
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita quits after armed mutiny

Deccan Chronicle  

Bamako: 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. Former colonizer …

Guns, rumours and celebrations: Mali turmoil in pictures
4 years, 4 months ago

Guns, rumours and celebrations: Mali turmoil in pictures

Al Jazeera  

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been arrested by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako, prompting opposition supporters to take to the streets in celebration. Keita’s detention on Tuesday at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside the capital and rounded …

Mali crisis deepens as president, PM detained by mutinous troops
4 years, 4 months ago

Mali crisis deepens as president, PM detained by mutinous troops

Al Jazeera  

Mutinying soldiers in Mali have arrested embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, a dramatic escalation in the country’s months-long political crisis. “I forcefully condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister and other members of the Malian government, and call for their immediate release,” the chairman of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said …

Explainer: What has caused Mali’s political unrest?
4 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: What has caused Mali’s political unrest?

Al Jazeera  

Months of protests calling for the president’s resignation have preceded recent reports of an apparent military mutiny. The so-called opposition June 5 Movement also accuses Keita of allowing Mali’s economy to collapse and of mishandling a spiralling security situation in the northern and central regions that has entangled regional and international governments, as well as a United Nations mission that …

Guns, rumours and celebrations: Mali turmoil in pictures
4 years, 4 months ago

Guns, rumours and celebrations: Mali turmoil in pictures

Al Jazeera  

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been arrested by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako, prompting opposition supporters to take to the streets in celebration. Keita’s detention on Tuesday at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside the capital and rounded …

Anti-gov’t protests resume in Mali after weeks-long pause
4 years, 4 months ago

Anti-gov’t protests resume in Mali after weeks-long pause

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of President President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as mediation stalls. Opposition supporters have again taken to the streets of Mali’s capital to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ignoring pleas from regional mediators trying to defuse a deepening political crisis to stay home. Thousands of protesters took to Bamako’s Independence Square on Tuesday, …

Can Malian President Keita survive growing anti-gov’t protests?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can Malian President Keita survive growing anti-gov’t protests?

Al Jazeera  

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is a man under immense pressure. Mobilised by Mahmoud Dicko, a charismatic and hugely influential preacher, tens of thousands of opposition supporters twice last month rallied in the capital, Bamako, to denounce corruption and the government’s handling of a worsening security situation, as well as alleged electoral malpractices and the lack of judicial reform. “If peace in …

Thousands in Mali’s capital demand President Keita step down
4 years, 7 months ago

Thousands in Mali’s capital demand President Keita step down

Al Jazeera  

Various political groups organise mass demonstration, which has the backing of influential Muslim leader Mahmoud Dicko. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Mali’s capital demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Yet another president confined in his residence protected by a barrier of armed security with protestors outside — Nicolas Haque June 5, 2020 Led by …

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