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The military kept the strategic portfolios it controlled during the previous administration in the reshuffle.
But two coup leaders ex-defence minister Sadio Camara and ex-security minister Colonel Modibo Kone were replaced.
In this file photo taken on November 17, 2020 Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane (L) and Vice President Assimi Goita (R) attend the funeral of former President of Mali Amadou Toumani Toure in Bamako. PHOTO: MICHELE CATTANI / AFP
Coup leaders and army officers have wielded significant influence over the government, casting doubts on a pledge to hold elections by early next year.
The reshuffle came at a time of growing political challenges in the capital Bamako and pressure to stick to the deadline for promised reforms.
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Fears mount of a second coup in Mali
France leads criticism of arrests
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking after an EU summit in Brussels, said European leaders condemned in the strongest possible terms the arrest of the president of Mali and his prime minister.
Macron branded the move unacceptable and warned the 27-member bloc would bring in targeted sanctions against those responsible.
Britain also called for the immediate release of Mali s transitional leaders, describing their detention as deeply concerning. The UK condemns the detention of the president, prime minister and other members of the government in Mali. We call for the immediate, safe and unconditional release of all those detained, British Minister for Africa James Duddridge said in a statement.
2021-02-26 19:30:45 GMT2021-02-27 03:30:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
RABAT, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) Morocco and Mali discussed here on Friday ways to foster military cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries, said a statement by an official of the Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR).
Inspector General of FAR Abdelfattah Louarak and Mali s Vice President Assimi Goita discussed the opportunities of bilateral military cooperation and how to encourage and broaden its prospects in various fields, the statement added.
Goita, who is on a working visit to Morocco along with a large military delegation, will visit Mohammed V Military Hospital in capital Rabat and the Royal Institute for Higher Military Education in northwestern city of Kenitra, it said.