Workers go on strike and join the protesters calling for the president to step down and plans changes to the u. S. Postal service are put on hold after accusations they would sabotage the president ial election. Everyone there was a coup attempt unfolding in mali soldiers of staged a mutiny at a military base near the capital bamako they have detained the president and the Prime Minister and it has sparked Widespread International condemnation the west African Regional bloc has ordered the closure of borders with mali the African Union is in fact a cli condemning the arrests the European Union says its rejecting all unconstitutional change in the country and is calling for a dialogue if so the french president emanuel was also quick to react to a surge in soldiers to return to barracks and while the u. N. Security council is to hold an emergency meeting on wednesday to discuss the crisis will be apparent to attempt plungers mali. Deeper into crisis has been months now of protests deman