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Sep
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Former colonel Ndaw named interim Mali president, junta leader VP

Former colonel Ndaw named interim Mali president, junta leader VP

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FORMER Mali defence minister and retired colonel Bah Ndaw was named interim president, while the leader of the junta that seized power last month, Colonel Assimi Goita, was appointed vice president, Goita said in a statement. Mali's ruling junta has come under intense pressure from leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return power to civilians following the August  18 coup that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. It was unclear whether the arrangement would satisfy ECOWAS, which last week threatened to step up economic sanctions and impose a total embargo on landlocked Mali if its conditions…
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Sep
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali must appoint civilian government immediately, says regional bloc

Mali must appoint civilian government immediately, says regional bloc

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MALI’S military coup leaders must hand over power to a civilian transitional government immediately, the chairman of the West African regional bloc said on said, as a deadline expired for the ruling junta to appoint interim leaders. The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed economic sanctions after the August 18 overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and said a new president should be appointed by Tuesday. But the junta pushed through a charter on Saturday that says the interim president can be a soldier or a civilian and has not yet indicated when the new government would…
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Sep
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali negotiators back charter that could see soldier as interim president

Mali negotiators back charter that could see soldier as interim president

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PAUL LORGERIE and TIEMOKO DIALLO  MALI’S ruling junta pushed through a political charter on Saturday that could lead to the appointment of a soldier as interim president despite objections from the coalition that led anti-government protests before last month's coup. Approval for the roadmap, meant to chart the country's course after the August 18 coup that toppled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, came after three days of negotiations between the junta, political leaders and civil society groups. International powers, fearful that political instability will undermine a fight against Islamist militants across West Africa's Sahel region, have pushed for a swift transition…
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Sep
11
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali’s protest leader backs civilian ‘rare bird’ to lead transition

Mali’s protest leader backs civilian ‘rare bird’ to lead transition

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INFLUENTIAL Mali cleric Imam Mahmoud Dicko urged the military junta on Wednesday to comply with demands from West African leaders to name a civilian president and prime minister by September 15 to ease sanctions imposed after last month's coup. On Saturday the junta began talks with Mali's political parties and civil society groups over a transition to civilian rule. The move was welcomed by the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), but it kept sanctions in place. Dicko, a Salafist preacher who earlier this year electrified protesters during anti-government demonstrations, told the state broadcaster late on Wednesday that…
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Sep
08
2020
By The African Mirror
West Africa leaders say Mali junta must name a president by September 15

West Africa leaders say Mali junta must name a president by September 15

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BOUREIMA BALIMA WEST Africa's regional leaders have given the military junta in Mali until September 15 to name a transitional president and a prime minister, according to a statement read at the end of a summit on Monday. The heads of state of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said the president and prime minister, who will lead the transitional government, should be civilians. The bloc, seeking to keep pressure on the junta, maintained sanctions it had placed on Mali, but welcomed steps taken by the junta in the past week to start talks with Mali's political…
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Sep
08
2020
By The African Mirror
West African bloc chairman calls for Mali junta’s cooperation

West African bloc chairman calls for Mali junta’s cooperation

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BOUREIMA BALIMA The military junta in Mali must work with the West African regional bloc to ensure a swift return to civilian rule, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Monday, opening a summit in which Mali's post-coup progress is high on the agenda. A group of army colonels has ruled Mali since ousting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18. No consensus has yet been reached on the make-up and duration of a transitional government ahead of promised elections. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is calling for a vote within a year, a timeline the junta,…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start

Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start

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TALKS in Mali about a transition back to civilian rule following last month's military coup got off to a chaotic start on Saturday as opponents of the deposed president accused the ruling junta of excluding them from some of the negotiations. Hundreds of representatives from the junta, political parties and civil society groups attended the start of talks in the capital Bamako which are meant to chart a path forward after the August 18 coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The military takeover was welcomed by many Malians, tired of violence by Islamist and ethnic militias and alleged high-level…
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Sep
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Ousted Mali president in hospital for checks, says source close to family

Ousted Mali president in hospital for checks, says source close to family

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MALI’S ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening for an overdue check-up with his doctor, a source said, six days after he was released from detention by the country's new military leadership. The junta allowed Keita, 75, to return home last Thursday in an attempt to court goodwill with regional states who imposed strict sanctions on the country following his overthrow on August 18. According to a deal struck with regional mediators, the junta agreed to allow Keita, who has ongoing health issues, to see his doctor, and if necessary, travel abroad for…
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Aug
29
2020
By The African Mirror
“Disease” of Mali coup needs stamping out, say neighbours

“Disease” of Mali coup needs stamping out, say neighbours

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MALI’S West African neighbours believe that sanctions they imposed over a coup there were needed to stamp out the "disease" of military takeovers, and that the officers who engineered the power grab should return to barracks. The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Mali from its institutions, shut borders and halted financial flows with the country following last week's ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Concerned about prolonged instability in Mali and its potential to undermine the fight against Islamist militants there and in the wider Sahel region, ECOWAS maintained that hard line on Friday. "Putschism" was…
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Aug
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali mediation talks “going very well”

Mali mediation talks “going very well”

NEWS
TALKS between Mali's military junta and mediators from West Africa's regional bloc continue in Bamako in an ongoing effort to return the country to civilian rule. The delegation from the Economic Community of West African States, led by Nigeria's former president Goodluck Jonathan, met junta leaders led by Colonel Assimi Goita behind closed doors for several hours on Sunday morning, before adjourning for lunch. A senior officer close to the junta told Reuters that the morning's discussion had focused on the bloc's sanctions on Mali following the military coup. The two sides also met briefly, for about 20 minutes on…
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