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Malian Army Detains Leaders, Triggering Condemnation, Coup Fears By Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore
05/24/21 AT 9:31 PM
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate release.
President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane lead an interim government that was installed under the threat of regional sanctions following a putsch in August, and the detentions on Monday raised fears of a second coup.
Two senior officials, who declined to be named, told AFP that soldiers had taken Ndaw and Ouane to the Kati military camp on the outskirts of the capital Bamako.
Mali in turmoil after army detains leaders
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25/05/2021 - 11:44 Mali s President Bah Ndaw was detained along with the Prime Minister Michele Cattani AFP/File 4 min
Bamako (AFP)
Mali was in turmoil Tuesday after disgruntled army officers detained the president and the prime minister, sparking fears of a coup less than a year after the last military takeover in the impoverished west African nation.
The newest crisis to hit the vast country where jihadists control large swathes of territory sparked widespread international condemnation.
Army officers upset with a government reshuffle detained President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and took them to the Kati military camp on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, two senior officials who declined to be named told AFP.
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Colonel Assimi Goita is sworn in as Mali s transitional vice president last September.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
Colonel Assimi Goita is sworn in as Mali s transitional vice president last September.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
MALI STRONGMAN ASSIMI Goita has forced out two transitional leaders who had been appointed following a coup last August, and promised that elections would be held next year.