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Mail’s Junta Vows To Establish Transition Government in 18-Month

By Sahel Standard Magazine September 13, 2020 111 0

The head of Mali’s military junta, Col- onel Assimi Goita, yesterday vowed to establish an 18-month transition gov- ernment, at the close of talks on re- turning the country to civilian rule fol- lowing last month’s coup. An expert group appointed by the junta adopted a charter for an 18-month transition government, the president of […]Continue Reading

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Mali Soldiers Promise ‘Civilian Political Transition’ Leading To General Election

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 19, 2020 159 0

Mali’s new military rulers have promised “a civilian political transition” that will lead to a general election after a “reasonable time”. In a short televised statement on Wednesday morning, the soldiers who are now in charge of the country after a military coup on Tuesday said they were “not interested in power but in the […]Continue Reading

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Mali Coup: President Resigns After Soldiers Mutiny

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 19, 2020 197 0

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday. In a televised address he said he was also dissolving the government and parliament, adding: “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power.” He and PM Boubou Cissé were taken to a military camp near the capital […]Continue Reading

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Minister Condoles With NAN over Death of Board Chairman, Wada Maida

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 18, 2020 132 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has condoled with the staff, management and Board of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) over the death of the agency’s Board Chairman, Malam Wada Maida. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said he received the news of Malam Wada’s passing with […]Continue Reading

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Mutiny: Soldiers seize Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

By Sahel Standard Magazine August 18, 2020 327 Post a comment

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC. Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”. The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key military camp near the capital, Bamako, on Continue Reading