President Akufo Addo Rallies ECOWAS Heads At Extraordinary Session To Restore Peace In Mali

The Chairman of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Addo has said that the Regional sub-body will do all it can to restore peace in Mali. President Akufo Addo, speaking at an emergency extraordinary session of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra on the Sunday, May 30,

2021, also urged leaders of the bloc to all join hands in resolving the political and also security situation in the Republic of Mali. I also urge your excellencies to remain resolute in also supporting the people of the the Mali to finding peaceful solution and restoring democracy and stability in the country. In this respect, we must critically

examine the dynamics of situation and make informed decisions. I am using this opportunity to reiterate on the behalf of ECOWAS our continued commitment to the peaceful transition in the Mali, and with the basic goal of restoring democratic governance and working for the stability of Mali and our region, he added.

What is happening in Mali?

Mali’s Constitutional Court has named the leader of the country’s military coup, Colonel Assimi Goïta, as its transitional president. Col Goïta had already declared himself interim president on Wednesday, two days after seizing power in Mali’s second coup in nine months. He led the first coup last August, which saw the elected

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta forced out of office. The court said Friday’s decision was due to the vacancy in the presidency. He defended the removal of President Bah Ndaw and also the Prime Minister Moctar Ouane as necessary because they had failed in their duties and were also seeking to sabotage the country’s transition.

Soldiers too arrested and detained the two men after cabinet reshuffle that Goïta said he was not consulted about. Goïta has also now promised that a new prime minister would also be appointed within days, and that election would still go ahead next year as planned.