Mali: former Minister of Defense Bah N'Daw appointed transitional president
Colonel Assimi Goita, head of the ruling junta in Mali, during the meeting with the Cédéea.
August 22, 2020 in Bamako REUTERS / Moussa Kalapo
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Former Minister of Defense Bah N'Daw was officially appointed transitional president of Mali on Monday in Bamako.
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The former Minister of Defense Bah N'Daw was appointed this Monday in Bamako as transitional president of Mali by a committee set up by the junta in power since the putsch of August 18, announced the head of this junta, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on national television.
The new president is supposed to serve as head of state for several months before civilians return to power.
The college instituted by the military junta and which appointed the former Minister of Defense Ba N'Daou met at a time when the junta is under pressure from the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to quickly appoint the president and prime minister who will conduct business during the months-long transition period supposed to bring civilians back to rule.
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