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Mali: Junta Frees Deposed President Keita
DW, 27 August 2020
Mali's ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has returned home under guard, following pressure from the 15-nation West African bloc ECOWAS. Still unresolved is a call for the interim… Read more »
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Mali: 4 Out of 4 - Why Has Mali Had So Many Successful Coups?
African Arguments, 27 August 2020
If we exclude short-lived interim leaders, Mali has only had one president that did not leave office at the barrel of a gun. Read more »
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West Africa: Mali Coup - Military Junta Says Ousted President Freed
Premium Times, 27 August 2020
Mali's military junta said they have released ousted President Ibrahim Keita who had been detained since the coup last Tuesday. Read more »
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Mali: Does Mali's Coup Advance Democracy?
allAfrica, 27 August 2020
In an all too familiar scene, on Aug. 18, Malian soldiers arrested the president and other senior officials, took over state television, and put themselves in charge. This is the… Read more »
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Mali: Five Things to Know About Mali's Coup
USIP, 14 August 2020
The current crisis shows the importance of investing in rule of law and governance in times of peace, and during conflict. Read more »
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Mali: Coup Is a Result of Popular Uprising - What Happens Next?
ISS, 27 August 2020
Despite the global outcry, could Mali’s military takeover be used to advance the aims and principles of democracy? Read more »
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West Africa: Mali Crisis - Buhari Attends Second Virtual Ecowas Leaders' Summit
Vanguard, 28 August 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday participated in the second virtual extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West… Read more »
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Mali: Junta Releases Ousted President Keita
RFI, 27 August 2020
Mali's military junta has announced that it released deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, allowing him stay at his residence in Bamako under guard. He had been in custody… Read more »
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West Africa: Again, ECOWAS Leaders Meet On Mali Today
This Day, 28 August 2020
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States will today (Friday) hold another Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political… Read more »
Mali's Military Junta Frees Ousted President
Mali's military junta has released ousted President Ibrahim Keita who had been detained since the coup. The junta, which calls itself the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), has been controlling Mali since August 18 when they arrested president Keita.
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Local media have reported that the junta leaders, who forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down, were in Russia on a training program organized by Russian Armed Forces ... Read more »
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Mali's ruling military junta has denied that it wanted to put in place a three-year transitional authority led by soldiers, following the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar ... Read more »
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What appears to have started as a mutiny, and resulted in a coup, came on the heels of renewed civilian protests in Bamako, the Malian capital. Tensions have been high since ... Read more »
