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Mali’s ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired
1 month ago

Mali’s ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime. Goita on Thursday appointed Gen. Abdoulaye Maïga as prime minister, according to an announcement on ORTM by Alfouseyni Diawara, secretary general of the Malian presidency. Abdoulaye Maïga’s appointment effectively …

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Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime
1 month ago

Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days after Maïga criticized the military regime. Mali has been ruled by military leaders since a junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year. Maïga, who was appointed by the military two years ago, accused the junta of postponing the …

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Mali’s junta suspends all political activities until further notice
8 months, 1 week ago

Mali’s junta suspends all political activities until further notice

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta has issued a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, saying it needs to preserve public order, a move that follows last year’s decision to call off elections indefinitely. “The transition government has already made a decision not to hold an election in February, 2024, to return to a civilian-led democratic government despite …

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Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta has terminated a crucial agreement with local rebels that helped maintain a fragile peace in the country’s north, the government announced, raising concerns about a possible escalation of violence. The 2015 peace deal with Tuareg rebel groups is ending “with immediate effect” because the rebels have failed to comply with its terms and because of …

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Mali’s military rulers scrap peace deal with separatist rebels
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mali’s military rulers scrap peace deal with separatist rebels

Al Jazeera  

Military leaders say Algiers Accord cancelled with ‘immediate effect’ due to signatories not upholding commitments. Mali’s military rulers have announced the cancellation of a 2015 peace deal with separatist rebels after months of fighting in the West African nation. Military authorities said late on Thursday that the so-called Algiers Accord had ended with “immediate effect” due to other signatories not …

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Mali’s government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble
1 year ago

Mali’s government will probe Tuareg rebel leaders as crucial 2015 peace deal appears to crumble

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military government has announced an investigation into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 and now accuse the government of failing to comply with it, as experts worry that the deal crucial to establishing a measure of stability in the country’s north is collapsing. The public prosecutor at the Bamako Court of …

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Will a new constitution in Mali lead the way to civilian rule?
1 year, 6 months ago

Will a new constitution in Mali lead the way to civilian rule?

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s military rulers are proposing changes to its constitution, which would reinforce presidential powers. The June 18 referendum is the first in a series of scheduled polls meant to pave the way for presidential elections in February 2024, which Mali’s military leaders committed to hold following pressure from regional powers. And are democratic elections even feasible in the future, given …

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EU imposes sanctions on Mali’s PM, coup leaders
2 years, 10 months ago

EU imposes sanctions on Mali’s PM, coup leaders

Al Jazeera  

The officials are subject to a travel ban which prevents them from entering the EU and freezing of their assets. The European Union has placed targeted sanctions on several senior figures of Mali’s transitional government, including the prime minister, citing delayed elections and a lack of reforms. 👇https://t.co/9767JC7kDr — EU Council Press February 4, 2022 Choguel Maiga was named as …

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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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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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African Union suspends Mali after coup, threatens sanctions
3 years, 6 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.” …

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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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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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Mali's Transitional President and PM Remain Detained by Mutinous Soldiers; UN Calls for Their Immediate Release
3 years, 6 months ago

Mali's Transitional President and PM Remain Detained by Mutinous Soldiers; UN Calls for Their Immediate Release

News 18  

Mali’s transitional president and prime minister remain detained Tuesday after being taken by force to the military headquarters hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months ago. The African Union, the United Nations, the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of the international …

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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 …

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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” – …

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Profile: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s overthrown president
4 years, 4 months ago

Profile: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Mali’s overthrown president

Al Jazeera  

The 75-year-old president resigned and dissolved parliament, hours after coup leaders detained him at gunpoint. Political activities A founding member of the ADEMA party, historically Mali’s largest, Keita befriended Alpha Oumar Konare, who was elected president after Moussa Traore, Mali’s former president, was toppled in a 1991 military coup. A nationalist with a popular touch, Keita avoided strongly criticising the …

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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 …

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