Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have resigned their positions, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported yesterday.
According to reports, the Malian military had on Monday arrested the Interim President and the Prime Minister and transported them to an army base near the capital of Bamako.
The United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and ECOWAS have expresssed concern over the situation in the West African country after the detention of civilian leaders by the military.
N’Daw and Ouane were reportedly taken by force on Monday to the Kati military camp following the transitional President’s announcement of his appointment of members of the government on the proposal of the prime minister.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he would continue to monitor the evolving situation in Mali very closely, said his spokesman.
“We are working closely with the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) and of course the African Union and all other international actors that are supporting the ongoing political transition in Mali,” he told a daily news briefing.”
In a joint statement, the committee, composed of members of ECOWAS, the AU, and the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali, expressed its deep “concern” over the situation.
They strongly condemned “the attempted coup de force” of detaining the transitional president, prime minister and some of their collaborators by military officers.
The committee also reaffirmed its “firm support” for the transitional authorities by demanding that the process of political transition resume and conclude on time after an 18-month interim period.
