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Malian Parliament Approves 5-Year Democratic Transition Plan

Malian Parliament Approves 5-Year Democratic Transition Plan

February 21, 2022 2:01 pm

Mali’s lawmakers on Monday announced the approval of a plan that would allow the military junta to rule for up to five years, despite regional sanctions earlier imposed on the country over delayed elections.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that after staging a coup in the impoverished Sahel state  sometime in August 2020, the country’s military rulers initially promised to stage a vote in February 2022.

But in December last year, the junta proposed staying in power for between six months and five years, citing security concerns.

In response, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last month …

France To Withdraw Troops From Mali After Decade-Long War

France To Withdraw Troops From Mali After Decade-Long War

February 18, 2022 1:49 am

France on Thursday announced that it has commenced the process of withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling junta, after nearly a decade of fighting a jihadist insurgency.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Mali deployment has been heavily challenged with problems for France — of 53 French soldiers killed serving in West Africa’s Sahel region, 48 of them died in Mali.

‘Multiple obstructions’ by the military junta that took power in August 2020 meant that the conditions were no longer in place to operate in Mali, disclosed a statement signed …

ECOWAS Threatens More Sanctions Against Mali Junta

ECOWAS Threatens More Sanctions Against Mali Junta

December 14, 2021 12:23 am

West African leaders have threatened further sanctions against Mali within weeks if the country’s junta makes fails to make ‘concrete progress’ toward holding democratic elections in February as earlier promised.

The latest threat came Sunday after the regional bloc known as ECOWAS held a summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, amid mounting concern that Mali’s coup leader is failing to make sufficient election preparations.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, ECOWAS commission president Jean-Claude Kassi Brou explained that the additional sanctions would be put in place starting Jan. 1.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves launched by the regional …

Mali’s Largest Union Launches Fresh Strike

Mali’s Largest Union Launches Fresh Strike

May 25, 2021 6:32 am

Mali’s largest trade union has launched a fresh strike which has slowed down or paralysed government offices and banks in the unstable West African country.

The move is coming on the heels of a similar strike last week, and comes amid growing frustration with the post-coup government in Mali.

The National Union of Malian Workers (UNTM), which represents public servants and private-sector employees, called a second four-day strike after pay negotiations with Mali’s interim government collapsed over the weekend.

Hamadoun Bah, a union official, told reporters: ‘The government side only came with promises. And even these promises are …

West Africa bloc ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions against Mali

West Africa Bloc ECOWAS Lifts Post-Coup Sanctions On Mali

October 6, 2020 4:45 pm

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced Tuesday that it was ending sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying it wished to back the return to civilian rule.

In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said “heads of state and government have decided to lift sanctions” after noting positive steps towards a constitutional government.

It noted the publication of a roadmap for the transition period.

The 15-nation group imposed tough sanctions against one of Africa’s poorest countries after president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted following mass protests.

The coup was bloodless but …

Mali’s transitional government nominates new PM

Mali’s Transitional Government Nominates New PM

September 29, 2020 5:47 pm

Mali’s transitional president appointed former minister of foreign affairs, Moctar Ouane, on Sunday as the West African nation’s prime minister, days after being sworn into office.

 

The appointment of a civilian prime minister was a major condition imposed by the West African regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, on Mali to lift sanctions that were imposed after an Aug. 18 coup. ECOWAS had closed borders to Mali and stopped financial flows to put pressure on the junta to quickly return to a civilian government.

Former Defense Minister and retired Col. Maj. …

Mali junta chief visits ousted president in hospital (1)

Mali Junta Chief Visits Ousted President In Hospital

September 3, 2020 2:46 pm

The head of Mali’s new junta on Thursday visited the man he ousted, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, at a hospital where the former president is being treated for a mini-stroke, family and medical sources said.

“A delegation from the ruling military, led by Colonel Assimi Goita, visited (the) former president in the clinic,” a doctor told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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Relatives of Keita confirmed the visit.

Keita, 75, was admitted to a private health facility in the capital Bamako on Tuesday after suffering a so-called transient ischaemic attack, a doctor said …

Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

Mali Junta Postpones First Meeting Over Transfer Of Powers

August 29, 2020 3:12 pm

Mali military rulers said on Saturday they were postponing their first meeting over the transfer of powers due to “organisational reasons” nearly two weeks after ousting the president in a coup.

The junta had invited civic groups, political organisations and former rebels to consultations on Saturday, but said in a statement that the meeting was postponed to a later date.

A protest coalition that had campaigned against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the June 5 Movement, had not been invited to participate in the meeting.

The group …

Mali Protesters Want To Run Govt, Split With Junta Imminent

West African Bloc Stands By Return To Civilian Rule In Mali

August 28, 2020 3:19 pm

West African countries on Friday demanded an immediate civilian transition in Mali and elections within 12 months as they considered sanctions after rebel troops toppled the country’s president and seized power.

The demands were spelt out after the new junta released ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, seized in the August 18 coup, but also apparently granted their new chief the powers of head of state.

The coup shocked Mali’s West African neighbours and ally France, heightening worries over instability in a country already struggling with an Islamist insurgency, ethnic violence and economic stagnation.

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UN Peacekeepers Visit Mali’s President Keita In Detention

ECOWAS Intervenes In Mali As Protests Erupt Against President Keita

June 20, 2020 5:04 am

The sharpening political divide in Mali is worrying its West African neighbours, as second major protest erupted in Bamako on Friday.

A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Mali’s prime minister as well as opposition figures in Bamako on Thursday and Friday, in a bid to defuse tensions.

It called for the creation of a “consensus government of national unity.”

The delegation said a decision by the constitutional court in late April was the source of social-political tension in the country.

The court had overturned around 30 results from the elections in March and …

Out Of School, Forced To Fight - Kids Pay For Sahel War

Out Of School, Forced To Fight: Kids Pay For Sahel War

April 19, 2020 2:23 pm

Mopti, Mali – Djan Diagahate was 12 years old last year when he watched a group of gunmen storm his village in central Mali and burn it to the ground. His home and his school – everything he knew – were destroyed.

Since then, he has been living in a small tent made of tarp and twigs at a camp for displaced people in Sevare, some 100km (62 miles) from his home in Ballanguine. Instead of going to school, he spends his days sitting around the Chirifila site with his family and other children displaced by the violence that has

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Couple Seized In Burkina Faso Two Years Ago Found In Mali

Couple Seized In Burkina Faso Two Years Ago Found In Mali

March 14, 2020 3:42 pm

A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found in good health in the northwest of Mali after fleeing their captors and were set to be repatriated, diplomatic and UN sources said on Saturday.

Tedith Blais and Luca Tacchetto, both in their thirties, managed to escape near the northern city of Kidal on Friday and were taken to the local base of the UN mission in Mali, known by its French acronym MINUSMA.

The pair were then flown out on Saturday afternoon on a special plane to Mali’s capital Bamako.

They appeared …

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