AU keeps pressure on Mali for civilian-led transition
The African Union, like ECOWAS, has reiterated its opposition to a military-led transition in Mali (illustrative image).
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The African Union Peace and Security Council met by videoconference on Thursday, September 17.
Like the ECOWAS on Tuesday, the organization continues to demand that the Malian transition be led by a civilian.
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For a "
rapid transition led by a civilian
" and a "
return to constitutional order
".
This is the appeal launched Thursday by the President of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, Ismaël Chergui, at the end of the meeting.
On August 19, the AU suspended Mali from the organization in the aftermath of the coup.
It therefore maintains its line and follows in the footsteps of ECOWAS: yes to an 18-month transition, but
no to a military president
.
“
It is about not suggesting that a coup d'etat is an acceptable method.
Heads of State are afraid of contagion
", indicates an African diplomat and this is what would explain"
their extraordinary mobilization
"according to him.
What will happen if the junta ignores these pressures?
"
We are wondering,
" a source told the African Union.
This source wants to believe, however, that the military - by insisting Thursday at a press conference on the risk of a "
total embargo
" brandished by the ECOWAS countries - wanted "to
prepare the ground to ultimately line up behind the demands
" of sub-regional organization.
And that therefore the junta will agree to review its copy before next Tuesday, the new deadline set by ECOWAS to take stock before a new visit to Bamako by mediator Goodluck Jonathan, expected at the beginning of the week.
The African Union also welcomes the release of former President
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
, but continues to demand
the release of other personalities
still detained by the junta.
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