Mali’s President and Prime Minister resigned after they were arrested on Monday. They were arrested by the military in the second coup in nine months. It is an aide to the country’s ruling strongman. They resigned before the arbitrator. Negotiations are underway for their release and the formation of a new government. Since their arrest they have been in Kati military camp, about 15 km from Bamako. One of the ECOWAS delegation visited them there on Monday morning.
Vice President, Colonel Goita said that “This kind of step testifies to the clear desire of the transitional president and prime minister to seek to breach the transitional charter,” he said, describing this as a “demonstrable intent to sabotage the transition”.
Data source: Africa news
