Tag: ECOWAS

Mali crisis: Military, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock

Ishaku Yohanna

Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, negotiators said. It would be recalled that soldiers had on August 18, ousted Mali’s government in a coup. The act was strongly condemned by ECOWAS, the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN). ECOWAS – the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States — sent a high-level delegation to Bamako on Saturday, led by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, to press…

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Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS plan, demands President Keita’s resignation

Ishaku Yohanna

A protest movement that has sprung up in Mali, shaking President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s grip on power, on Tuesday rejected a compromise put forward by regional leaders and insisted that he quit. In a statement, the so-called June 5 Movement said it “demands the resignation of Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his regime more than ever,” accusing them of bearing “full responsibility” for Mali’s crisis. The announcement came a day after heads of the 15-nation bloc ECOWAS stood by Keita and urged him to forge a unity government and resolve…

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