Mali ’s president said Wednesday he had resigned to avoid “bloodshed ” after he was detained in a military coup , whose leaders pledged new elections to resolve a spiralling political crisis in the fragile West African nation . Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’ s government had been beset by months of protests over economic stagnation ,
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Soldiers who executed the coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, have defended their decision. The President resigned and dissolved parliament when the soldiers held him at gunpoint. The soldiers, on Wednesday, said Keita’s removal was done to save Mali from further crises. They also disclosed plans to form a
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The United Nations (UN), has expressed dismay at the actions of mutiny soldiers in Mali leading to the arrest and detention of Malian President, Prime Minister and other top government officials, also demanding for their immediate and unconditional release. A statement by Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said “The Secretary-General strongly condemns these actions and calls
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Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders said.“We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control,” the leader, who requested anonymity, told AFP. He added that the pair had been “arrested” at Keita’s residence in the
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Shots have been heard at an army base in Kati, just outside the capital, amid an ongoing political crisis in Mali. The situation remains unclear, but news of the gunshots quickly sparked fears of a possible coup attempt.Gunfire was heard at an army base near Mali’s capital Bamako on Tuesday, sparking fears of a possible
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At least three Mali soldiers were killed and five wounded Sunday in a suspected jihadist attack on an army camp in the far north of the country, the Malian military said. The outpost in Bambara Maoude, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the city of Timbuktu “was the object at about 0500 GMT of
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Nineteen members of the security forces died and five were wounded on Sunday in a major assault by suspected jihadists at a military camp in central Mali, the army said. “The provisional toll is 19 dead, five wounded,” Malian Armed Forces said on Twitter. A local lawmaker said all those killed at Sokolo military camp
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