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ECOWAS unhappy with Mali’s 24-month transition decision
2 years, 6 months ago

ECOWAS unhappy with Mali’s 24-month transition decision

Al Jazeera  

Heads of state from ECOWAS member countries have agreed not to lift sanctions against Mali unless the government proposes a shorter transition. The Economic Community of West African States says it regrets a decision by Mali’s interim government to delay the return to civilian rule by 24 months while negotiations between the two sides were ongoing. “ECOWAS regrets that while …

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Mali's junta expels French ambassador as tensions mount
2 years, 10 months ago

Mali's junta expels French ambassador as tensions mount

The Independent  

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Malians rally after army calls for protests over ECOWAS sanctions
2 years, 11 months ago

Malians rally after army calls for protests over ECOWAS sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest across Mali in support of ruling military after West Africa bloc imposed sanctions over delayed vote. Nouhoum Sarr, a member of Mali’s transitional legislature, said “our country will be saved and liberated by the Malian army and the entire Malian people”. “Long live Assimi,” said Abdoulaye Yanoga, a 27-year-old unemployed man at the rally, referring to Mali’s leader. …

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UN chief urges Mali gov’t to announce ‘acceptable’ vote timetable
2 years, 11 months ago

UN chief urges Mali gov’t to announce ‘acceptable’ vote timetable

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says he is working with the AU and ECOWAS on creating ‘conditions’ to allow for accelerated transition. The United Nations chief has called on Mali’s ruling military to announce an election timetable amid anger about its suggestion of staying in power for five years before holding a vote. “It is absolutely essential that the government of Mali present …

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Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions
2 years, 11 months ago

Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s military government is facing sanctions by the regional bloc after proposing to delay elections by nearly four years. Mali’s military ruler Assimi Goita has said Bamako is open to dialogue after the 15-member West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, imposed additional sanctions on the troubled Sahel country over delayed elections. “There is concern about the consequences of these measures, but …

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West Africa bloc ECOWAS hits Mali with sanctions after poll delay
2 years, 11 months ago

West Africa bloc ECOWAS hits Mali with sanctions after poll delay

Al Jazeera  

Regional body to close borders with Mali and impose economic sanctions after coup leaders postponed the vote. West Africa’s main regional bloc will close borders with Mali and impose sweeping economic sanctions in response to delays holding promised elections after a 2020 military coup, the bloc has said. The 15-member bloc said it had agreed to impose additional sanctions with …

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West African leaders to discuss Mali’s political crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

West African leaders to discuss Mali’s political crisis

Al Jazeera  

ECOWAS meeting comes after months of increasing tensions over the timetable for restoring civilian rule in Mali after a military takeover in 2020. West African leaders are gathering to discuss Mali’s political crisis with the military government about submitting a new timeframe for a transition back to civilian rule at the last minute after its first proposal was rejected. The …

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Mali’s leader promises election timetable by new year
3 years ago

Mali’s leader promises election timetable by new year

Al Jazeera  

The leader of Mali’s military government says a timetable for a return to democratic rule will be announced by January 31. The head of Mali‘s military-dominated government on Sunday promised West Africa’s regional bloc that he would provide it with an election timetable by January 2022. The head of Mali’s transitional government, Colonel Assimi Goita, justified postponing the election and …

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ECOWAS warns Mali’s progress towards February polls insufficient
3 years, 3 months ago

ECOWAS warns Mali’s progress towards February polls insufficient

Al Jazeera  

Regional bloc says it feared potential delays in elections aimed at restoring civilian rule in Mali following last year’s coup. West Africa’s main regional bloc says it is concerned Mali’s transitional government has not made sufficient progress towards organising elections early next year, as agreed after a military coup last year. Mali’s transition back to democracy following the August 2020 …

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Mali coup leader heads to Ghana for ECOWAS crisis talks
3 years, 6 months ago

Mali coup leader heads to Ghana for ECOWAS crisis talks

Al Jazeera  

Colonel Assimi Goita, Mali’s coup leader and newly appointed interim president, has been summoned to an emergency meeting of West African leaders in Ghana. The office of Mali’s president, in a statement on Facebook, said Goita would take part in the extraordinary summit “alongside his counterparts” and would also hold bilateral talks with regional leaders. ECOWAS – which acted as …

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What next for Mali after second coup within a year?
3 years, 6 months ago

What next for Mali after second coup within a year?

Al Jazeera  

Colonel Assimi Goita, who has led two military coups in nine months, named country’s interim president. Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the August 2020 coup and was Ndaw’s deputy in the transitional administration formed in late September with the task of steering the country towards full civilian rule, said he was not consulted on the reshuffle, which was announced amid …

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Mali’s transitional president resigns while in detention
3 years, 6 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, …

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Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta
3 years, 6 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. …

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African Union lifts Mali’s suspension imposed in the wake of coup
4 years, 2 months ago

African Union lifts Mali’s suspension imposed in the wake of coup

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes days after the West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced it was ending its post-coup sanctions on Mali. The African Union on Friday lifted its suspension of Mali which went into effect after a military coup toppled the West African nation’s government in August. The decision comes three days after the West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced it …

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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 …

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Mali military leader asks for end to ECOWAS economic sanctions
4 years, 3 months ago

Mali military leader asks for end to ECOWAS economic sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Restrictions by 15 African countries were imposed after Malian military officers removed President Keita. Mali’s military government chief has demanded an end to potentially crippling economic sanctions imposed after last month’s coup in the country. The 15-nation West Africa bloc ECOWAS shuttered Mali’s borders and imposed trade restrictions after Malian military officers deposed Keita on August 18. Last week, the …

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Mali military rulers delay first meeting over transfer of powers
4 years, 3 months ago

Mali military rulers delay first meeting over transfer of powers

Al Jazeera  

Army officers who overthrew president earlier this month postpone meeting to later date due to ‘organisational reasons’. Mali’s military rulers have said they postponed their first meeting over the transfer of powers due to “organisational reasons”, almost two weeks after removing former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States regional bloc suspended …

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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 …

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