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Former Mali president Bah Ndaw.
Mali’s ousted interim leaders are free after they were detained by the army and resigned, a military representative said, as another questioned the feasibility of elections promised for next year.
Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested and taken to a military base outside the capital on Monday, jeopardising an 18-month transition back to democracy after a coup last August.
International powers including the US and military ally France, worried about worsening security in Mali and its neighbours, condemned the arrests and threatened sanctions.
The men resigned while in detention.
Interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested and taken to a military base outside the capital on Monday, triggering a crisis in the West African country and drawing threats of sanctions from major powers.
Mali president and prime minister freed by military after resigning
27 May 2021 - 13:42
Goodluck Jonathan, former Nigerian president and head of ECOWAS mediators delegation for the Mali crisis, speaks to journalists after his meeting with Vice President Colonel Assimi Goita, in Bamako, Mali, May 26, 2021. Reuters/Amadou Keita
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Mali s ousted interim president and prime minister have been freed after they were detained by the military and later resigned, an aide to the vice president said on Thursday.
Interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested and taken to a military base outside the capital on Monday, triggering a crisis in the West African country and drawing threats of sanctions from major powers.