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Mali: Mali Swears in New Judges for Controversial Constitutional Court
RFI, 11 August 2020
Nine new members of Mali's constitutional court were sworn in on Monday during a ceremony attended by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and former Nigerian President Goodluck… Read more »
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Mali: Prime Minister Boubou Cisse Says He Will Not Resign
DW, 30 July 2020
Mali's prime minister, Boubou Cisse, told DW that "no one is expected to achieve the impossible" in finding a solution to form a unity government for the crisis-rocked country. His… Read more »
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Mali: UN Expert Urges Mali to Step Up Efforts to Find and Free Opposition Leader
OHCHR, 30 July 2020
The UN expert on human rights in Mali today called on that West African country to step up efforts to find and free abducted opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who was… Read more »
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Mali: Mahmoud Dicko - Mali's Albatross
This Day, 31 July 2020
The Malian crisis must be nipped in the bud. Read more »
Mali Swears in New Constitutional Court Judges
There are now nine new members of Mali's constitutional court after a ceremony attended by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who leads mediation by the Ecowas regional bloc. This is part of efforts to stop a standoff between authorities and the opposition. The constitutional court was at the heart of a crisis in the country leading to a widespread protest movement calling for Keita's resignation.
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President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has dissolved the constitutional court in a bid to calm major civil unrest in the crisis-stricken African nation where thousands of protesters have ... Read more »
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Mali's opposition has dismissed a plan proposed by an ECOWAS mediation team to form a unity government, pushing instead for the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who ... Read more »
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The leadership of the Economic Community of West Africa States, in a virtual meeting, threatened to sanction groups which refuse to abide by recommendations prescribed to restore ... Read more »
