West African bloc demands Malian leader be reinstated
FRANCE24, 21 Aug 2020
West African leaders have demanded ousted Malian leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita be returned to power, and closed borders to the country. The statement follows a military coup on Thursday that removed Keita from power. Junta spokesman Colonel-Major Ismael Wague told FRANCE 24 the soldiers who seized power on Tuesday are “in contact with civil society, opposition parties, the majority, everyone, to try to put a transition in place”.
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