Mali crisis: Opposition leader, Dicko, vows to ‘win victory’

Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to the streets in Mali Tuesday, resuming their months-long push to topple President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who they accuse of presiding over corruption and impunity in the poor Sahel nation.

The gathering marks the first time the June 5 Movement has staged a protest since July, when the opposition group declared a temporary truce in their campaign to oust Keita. Late Tuesday night, many protesters remained encamped on the square with a handful of opposition leaders. The June 5 Movement has repeatedly spurned compromise proposals put forward by ECOWAS, insisting on Keita’s resignation.

Tensions snowballed into crisis last month when 11 people died during three days of unrest following an anti-Keita protest, in the worst political strife the country has seen in years. He swore in nine new judges to the Constitutional Court on Monday, which formed part of ECOWAS efforts to resolve an election dispute that has contributed to the crisis.

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