Mali: a think tank worries about the lack of civil transition
The new interim president of Mali Bah N'Daw attends the inauguration ceremony with the new Malian vice-president Colonel Assimi Goita in Bamako, Mali on September 25, 2020. REUTERS / Amadou Keita
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Composed of intellectuals, businessmen and members of civil society from Mali, Grain (Group of reflections, analyzes and innovative initiatives) has published an open letter entitled "Mali: keep the course" .
He is worried about the social rebellion that is beginning, the excessive presence of the military on the scene, and the non-respect of commitments since the coup d'état of August 18.
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Serge Daniel
Considered as one of the most credible think tanks in Mali, Le Grain shakes the coconut palm by first reminding the putschist soldiers that they had promised a civil transition, which is not the case today.
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Today, we have a so-called civilian transition but which is really not civilian since almost 70% of the positions are occupied by soldiers or relatives of soldiers,
explains Mossadeck Bally, founding member of the Analysis and Reflection Group. innovative initiatives.
This worries us
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The transition charter also provides for a declaration of the assets of the transition authorities.
However, this is still not done.
Already more than two months of transition and other problems remain, explains Birama Sidibe, another member of Grain.
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On the social front, we can imagine that there are expectations.
On the social front, there is a need to maintain dialogue and why not negotiate a truce.
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He also recalls that the National Transitional Council, the CNT, the planned legislative body, is still not installed.
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