France has suspended joint military operations with Malian forces following a coup in New Mali
The temporary measure announced by the Ministry of Armed Forces is the strongest reaction against the military coup in Mali last week.
In its strongest reaction to Mali’s coup last week, France has said it will suspend military operations with Mali’s forces “awaiting guarantees” that civilians will return to power.
Malian soldiers arrested interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on May 25 and stripped them of their powers after a dispute over cabinet renewal work plunged the country into more uncertainty after a military coup in August last year.
In its strongest reaction yet to last week’s coup in Mali, France has said it will suspend its joint military operations with Malian forces “awaiting guarantees” that civilians return to positions of power.
Malian soldiers on May 25 detained interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and stripped them of their powers after a dispute over a cabinet reshuffle, plunging the country into further uncertainty after a military coup in August last year.
Assimi Goita, a colonel who led both coups and was Ndaw’s deputy in the transitional administration formed in September with the task of steering the country towards the full civilian rule, was named president on May 28.
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Mali’s constitutional court has named the colonel who led a military coup this week, Assimi Goita as the country’s new interim leader.
The ruling, issued late on Friday, said Goita would lead the transition process to its conclusion and carry the title of president of the transition, head of state.
The court said it had made the decision due to the vacancy in the presidency following the resignation of caretaker President Bah Ndaw.
According to Aljazeera, Goita, who is 38 years old, was previously Ndaw’s deputy, and had ordered the former leader’s arrest on Monday following a cabinet reshuffle that stripped two soldiers of their ministerial posts.
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Bah Ndaw, Mali s interim president, at his Inauguration ceremony in Bamako, Mali, on September 25, 2020 [File: Amadou Keita/ Reuters]
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Soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister of the interim government, according to the United Nations and the African Union, deepening political chaos in the country just nine months after a military coup overthrew its previous leader.
The detention of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on Monday came hours after a government reshuffle left out two soldiers who led the coup in August last year and raised fears of a second military takeover.