West African Leaders Give Mali Juntas 12 Months Ultimatum To Return To Civilian Rule

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mali must return to civilian rule immediately and hold elections within 12 months, West African countries demanded Friday, as they considered sanctions over a military coup that toppled the country’s president. The demands were spelt out after the new junta released ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, seized in the August 18 coup,…

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Mali Opposition Backs Coup Leaders, To Organise Rally In Celebration Of The Coup

LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali’s new military strongman a day after a coup that was condemned by the international community but won support from the country’s opposition. The African Union, European Union, the United States and the UN Security Council have all demanded the junta free President…

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