It will be "a civilian or a soldier". The junta which overthrew Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday will set up "a transitional president", its spokesperson said Thursday in an interview with France24 television.
“We are going to set up a transitional council with a transitional president who will be either a soldier or a civilian. We are in contact with civil society, the opposition parties, the majority, everyone, to try to put in place the transition, ”said the spokesman for the junta, Colonel Major Ismaël Wagué.
A delegation sent to Bamako
The neighboring countries of Mali, gathered in an Extraordinary Summit, demanded on Thursday the "recovery" of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, overthrown by a coup d'état and decided to send a delegation to Bamako for an "immediate return to the country. 'constitutional order'.
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met for a virtual summit three days after the overthrow of "IBK", still in the hands of the military coup.
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