Coup d'état in Mali: "The ECOWAS is aware that it must not alienate the populations"

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Malian soldiers in civilian clothes applauded upon their arrival on Independence Square in Bamako, August 18, 2020. MALIK KONATE / AFP

By: Sébastien Duhamel

The Malian president was overthrown on Tuesday evening by a coup d'état carried out by part of the army. The soldiers said they wanted to put in place a "civilian political transition" leading to general elections within a "reasonable time". Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, after being contested in the street for weeks, has become the symbol of the powerlessness of the state in a country torn by jihadist attacks and community violence. ECOWAS calls on the parties to "favor dialogue to resolve the crisis". The analysis of Gilles Yabi, political analyst and founder of the Wathi think tank, based in Dakar.

  • Mali
  • Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
  • ECOWAS

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