In the spotlight: towards the formation of a new government in Mali

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Colonel Assimi Goita, during his inauguration as president of the Malian transition, Monday, June 7, 2021, in Bamako.

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By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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By receiving yesterday Wednesday, a delegation of ECOWAS, the African Union and the UN led by the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, (the new) Prime Minister, Choguel Maïga, assured that the list of new government would be known at the end of the week, (…) by Sunday at the latest.

 This is what the

Maliweb

site reports in particular

.

“ 

Get to work now!

 Exclaims

Le Pélican

. “ 

The task will certainly not be easy for the Assimi-Choguel tandem, so much has to be done and redone. In this Mali deeply damaged by terrorist attacks and inter-community conflicts, the socio-economic fabric must also be mended. The Mali project is colossal (…). Depending on the short time available to complete the 8-month transition that remains Choguel Maiga (...) must be realistic,

falls

The Pelican, by very quickly identifying the priorities of his government in order to be able to implement the most necessary and compatible reforms, leaving it to the future elected authorities to carry out the rest. It must also show strong signals in favor of a break with the IBK era during which corruption and nepotism flourished. But the security question is undoubtedly the one that must obtain the most urgent answer, further points out Le Pélican. He must strive to ensure that there is no more no man's land in our country, like Kidal.

" Finally, "

the Assimi-Choguel tandem must, while preserving the superior interests of Mali, work to convince the international community, in this case France, to continue to help our country to recover its territorial integrity

.

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A lot of questions

In any case, the site is considerable.

And

The Informer

 wonders: " 

How can Assimi Goïta and his Prime Minister proceed to convince the Malians that they are in power to lead them towards their well-being?

How to deal with the fairly strong social demand?

What about the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance?

Will the Head of State and his Prime Minister be able to silence the dissensions within the political class?

It won't be easy.

 "

And then, again notes

The Informer

, this question that the Western powers are asking themselves this time: "

How to manage to collaborate with a regime resulting from a double coup d'état and whose country is the target of invasions of hordes?" terrorists?

 "

Other military allies?

For

Le Républicain

, still in Bamako, there is a solution for the new Malian power: the rupture pure and simple ... " 

If the United States and France decide in all sovereignty to suspend their military operations with Mali, it is in their own right.

And in complete sovereignty too, our country, Mali, also has the full right to find other military allies,

says

Le Républicain, in order to support it in its fight against the forces of evil that have been undermining the country for nearly 10 years. years.

What is also requested, desired, by many Malians,

the newspaper thinks it knows.

By doing so, the current authorities would only respond favorably to the demand and wish expressed by the people.

 "

Obstacle course

In any case, the Malian political situation is scrutinized with attention by the media in the sub-region, like

L'Observateur Paalga

 in Burkina: "

 We must hope that all promises will be kept since the formation of this new executive. a broad consensus appears to be the first hurdle of a real obstacle course, with insane delays, given the immensity of the work which awaits the new architects of the Transition in a country still undermined by terrorism. In particular, with regard to the elections, provision is made for the preparation of a new constitution, the updating of the electoral lists and the modification of the electoral code. Eight months is tomorrow, and what you have to fear above all 

else

Observer Paalga is that with these all-out pressures from the international community, we end up confusing speed and haste by avoiding the electoral process.

This is in fact the real danger that awaits Mali.

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