Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People . - The military junta that took power in Mali on August 19, 2020, asked that the population resume"its activities" and cease"vandalism" the day after the coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government.
They pledged to step down after an undefined transition period, but the putsch has prompted Mali’s neighbours and former colonial ruler France to demand a swift transfer of power, with fears the crisis could impact neighbouring states. The opposition coalition of civil and religious leaders has demanded that the military rulers give it a role in the transition to civilian rule, but was not invited for transition talks last Saturday.
Members of the Malian diaspora will also have their say, according to a spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People , as the junta is known.Originally the junta proposed a three-year transition to civilian rule, before bringing that down to two years.West African leaders, who have called for elections within 12 months, will meet via videoconference on Monday with the Mali situation at the top of their agenda.
– Ambush -Mali’s security situation had deteriorated in the lead-up to the country’s fourth coup since it became an independent nation 60 years ago.
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