The Mouvement du 5 Juin – Rassemblement pour le Mali – June 5 Movement- Grouping for Mali (M5-RFP), which demonstrations led to the fall of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government, has accused the military of having betrayed the Malian people. According to the Coordinator of the Strategic Committee of the movement, Dr Choguel […]
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The newly-formed government of President Bah N’Daw in Mali has not received the unanimous approval of the various political forces that contributed to the fall of the government of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Two days after the designation of the members of the new government, which has to pilot the country through the 18-month […]
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The toppling of Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has not only affected the West African country’s diplomatic relations with others in the region, with members of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) shutting borders shared with it, it is also disturbing the country’s credit rating. The American rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service, which […]
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The Mali military junta led by Lt.-Colonel Assimi Goita, President of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSF), on Thursday, began talks with the civil society groups and political parties that led the protests resulting in the military take-over in August. The groups are collectively known as the M5-RFP (Movement of 5 […]
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After joining forces with the military to overthrow former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, members of the June 5 Movement – Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques – have failed to agree on the nature of the transitional government. Some of the several political parties and associations that make up the movement are of the opinion that […]
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West African envoys held talks with Mali’s military junta on Saturday to try to push for a speedy return to civilian rule after a coup in the troubled nation. The delegation, headed by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, held talks for half an hour with soldiers who seized power on Tuesday, including new strongman colonel […]
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West African leaders have called for the ousted President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, to be reinstated. AFP news agency reported that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would send envoys to ensure the return of constitutional order. This comes after the United Nations’ Security Council called for the immediate release […]
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The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) will hold an Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political situation in Mali on Thursday. The Directorate of Communications of the ECOWAS Commission disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The summit, which would hold virtually through video […]
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The spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian has, on Wednesday, called upon the parties involved in the Mali crisis to abstain from exercising military power and to go for dialogue as a way of solving the disagreements. “China is closely monitoring the situation in Mali. We are opposed to power transition via use of […]
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A statement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Directorate of Communications on Wednesday, has indicated the suspension of Mali from all the ECOWAS decision-making bodies with immediate effect. The statement said the suspension is in line with the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and will remain in place until effective […]
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Mali’s president, on Wednesday, said he resigned to avoid bloodshed after he was detained in a military coup, whose leaders pledged new elections to resolve a spiralling political crisis in the fragile West African nation. AFP news agency reported that Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s government had been beset by months of protests over economic stagnation, corruption […]
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Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed. The mutineers also arrested Prime Minister Boubou Cissé despite earlier appeals for brotherly dialogue AFP reported. The coup attempt began with gunfire inside a key military base, some 15km (nine miles) from the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday morning. In […]
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