The Prime minister of Mali’s caretaker government, Cheick Modibo Diarra, arrived in Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan on Saturday for talks with Ivorian president and head of the West African ECOWAS bloc, Alassane Ouattara, on the Malian crisis.
Mali’s one year transition to democratic rule got off to a rocky start Tuesday, a day after a crowd stormed the presidential palace and attacked interim President Dioncounda Traore. His inner circle have dismissed suggestions that he resign.
Mali’s caretaker President Dioncounda Traore was hospitalised with head injuries on Monday after being attacked by hundreds of protesters who stormed the presidential palace in the capital Bamako to demand his resignation.
Mali’s caretaker President Dioncounda Traore has been hospitalised with head injuries after being attacked by protesters as they stormed the presidential palace in the capital Bamako to demand his resignation.
Leaders of Mali's coup said they respected the decision of West African bloc ECOWAS to keep interim President Dioncounda Traoré in power until general elections are held. Mali was thrust into turmoil on March 22 following a military coup.
Nigeria will deploy troops to Guinea Bissau by May 18, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed said Monday at the opening of a meeting of military officials from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS in Abuja.
Mali was once again rocked by violence on Monday night. The clashes were apparently sparked by an attempt by forces loyal to the military leaders responsible for the recent coup to arrest the former head of the presidential guard. The junta says soldiers loyal to the ousted president have now attempted a counter-coup, just over a month after the former government was toppled.
Amadou Haya Sanogo (photo), the army captain who led a March 22 coup in Mali, on Saturday rejected a decision by the West African bloc ECOWAS to send troops to the country to ensure an agreed transition to civilian rule.
Guinea-Bissau's coup leaders released the country's ousted premier Carlos Gomes Junior and its interim president, Raimundo Pereira (pictured), on Friday after more than two weeks of detention and allowed the men to leave for Ivory Coast.
Meeting at an extraordinary summit in Ivory Coast, the ECOWAS regional bloc vowed to send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau, both hit by recent military coups, to ensure a return to civilian rule.
