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Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says
1 month ago

Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says

CNN  

BAMAKO, Mali Reuters — Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticized the ruling junta’s failure to organize elections within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. “It’s all happening in total secrecy, without the prime minister’s knowledge,” Maiga told reporters on Saturday. Maiga had fervently defended Mali’s junta …

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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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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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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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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 and PM Remain Detained by Mutinous Soldiers; UN Calls for Their Immediate Release
3 years, 7 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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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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What does the coup mean for Mali’s spiralling security crisis?
4 years, 3 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 …

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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 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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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 …

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