China News Agency, Beijing, May 25, Bamako News: On the 24th local time, a few hours after the reorganization of the Malian Transitional Government, the Transitional President and Prime Minister of Mali were taken by the military to a military camp near the capital Bamako.
According to Agence France-Presse, Transitional President Bar Ndo signed a presidential decree on the same day, announcing the name list of the new transitional government.
The new transitional government is still composed of 25 ministers, but former members of the National People’s Redemption Committee, formed by mutinous soldiers, Sadio Camara and Modibo Kone, were not on the list. They previously served as defense ministers and security ministers.
Reuters quoted a source in the Malian government as saying that a few hours after the government was reorganized, Transitional President Bar Endo, Transitional Prime Minister Mokta Vane, and Transitional Defense Minister were all taken by soldiers to a place in the town of Katy near Bamako. The barracks will "communicate" on the list of the new transitional government.
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Stabilization Mission in Mali) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a joint statement on the evening of the 24th, expressing strong concern over the "arrest" of the Transitional President and Prime Minister of Mali, calling for calmness and demands The parties concerned immediately "unconditionally released" the two.
"The people who take them will be held accountable. The safety and health of the two must be ensured." ECOWAS also stated that it will send a delegation to Mali to mediate on the 25th.
UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed deep concern over the news of the "arrest" of the leader of the Malian transitional government and called for calmness and unconditional release.
The official website of the Chinese Embassy in Mali issued an urgent reminder on the security situation in Mali on the 24th, saying that the Mali side announced the new transitional government list that day. Some personnel adjustments caused dissatisfaction among different political factions and military personnel, and the situation is still unclear.
Remind the overseas Chinese in Malaysia and Chinese-funded institutions to further strengthen their safety precautions, pay close attention to changes in the situation, and try to minimize going out in recent days, especially to avoid visiting sensitive places and places where foreigners frequently enter and exit.
In August 2020, a military mutiny occurred in Mali.
In September of the same year, Bar Ndo was sworn in as the transitional president, officially opening the 18-month period of political transition in Mali.
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