In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it "welcomes" the move by Mali to lift "all restrictive measures" on the former leaders.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 25, 2020 Transition Mali President Bah Ndaw is seen during his inauguration ceremony at the CICB (Centre International de Conferences de Bamako) in Bamako. Mali’s transitional President Bah Ndaw and Malian Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have resigned after the military arrested them on May 24, 2021. Michele Cattani / AFP Mali’s interim president and premier have been released, a military official said Thursday, three days after they were detained and stripped of their powers in what appeared to be the country’s second coup in nine months. “The interim president and prime minister were released overnight around 1:30 am (0130 GMT). We were true to our word,” the official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Mali s
interim president and prime minister, detained by the military, have been freed
after resigning from their posts.
Interim
president Bah Ndaw and prime minister Moctar Ouane were arrested and taken to a
military base outside the capital on Monday.
The
arrests, orchestrated by Vice President Assimi Goita, have jeopardised Mali s
transition back to democracy after a coup in August.
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
President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, tasked with steering the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, resigned in the presence of mediators visiting the military base where they were being held, said Baba Cisse, special advisor to junta boss Assimi Goita.
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