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Finding a solution for Mali’s population will be “difficult”, says expert

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 08:38 am

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on Wednesday after the military detained him, putting the West African country into a deeper crisis as it fights jihadism in the Sahel.

Keita was the target of mass protests since June, with people saying his seven year rule was flawed with corruption.

Mali is also in a dire economic situation and is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Wague said the committee will implement a transition to civil political rule with elections held in a “reasonable amount of time.”

He reassured that all international agreements will still be respected and that international forces including the U.N. mission in Mali and G5 Sahel will remain in place “for the restoration of stability.”

“It seems to me difficult that a junta could lead Mali, DR Niagalé Bagayoko, Chair of the African Security Sector Network told Africa News.

“It’ll be very difficult to find a solultion the population will find legitimate today as all solutions that have been tried until now have been a failure,” she said.

Mali saw its last coup in 2012, which started at the same military base where shots were fired on Tuesday, sparking the latest events.

There was no word on the future of the now former President Keita.

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS said it was sending a high-level delegation to “ensure immediate return to constitutional order.”

(AFP)

Albert Echetah

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