Accra, Ghana (AP) — Leaders of the West African Regional Block have gathered in Ghana for an emergency summit in Mali to respond to the latest political crisis that threatens national stability, the Ghanaian president said on Sunday. It was.
President Nana Akufo-Ad announced the opening of a summit meeting in Accra, and a regional political group known as the Economic Community of West African States said, “Mali people find a peaceful solution and restore democracy and stability. We must resolutely support in order to do so. ” ”
On Friday, the Mali Constitutional Court abdicated the president and prime minister, resigned the president and prime minister and seized power, and then nominated Colonel Assimi Goita as the government of the West African country. The military arrest on Monday is new. It took place hours after the Cabinet was appointed as two major military leaders. A court on Friday said Goita was responsible for the interim president and “guided the transition process to that conclusion.”
Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Uane were appointed after the August 2020 coup, also led by Goita. The military couped against former President Ibrahim Bubakar Keita, followed by ECOWAS mediation led by former Nigerian leader Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. A caretaker government was established with Mr. Gota as the provisional vice president. Elections were scheduled for February and March 2022.
After taking office this week, Mr Goita promised that the elections would continue, but his recent actions make it unclear what role the military will play in the government.
The international community has condemned this latest seizure of power and demanded the immediate introduction of a provisional civilian government. When N’Daw and Ouane resigned, the African Union and ECOWAS were in Mali for mediation. The UN Security Council states that they were forced to resign. The United States has already withdrawn its support from security forces, and other agencies, including the EU and France, are threatening sanctions.
Mr Goita justified his actions, saying there was a discord within the caretaker government and he was not consulted in accordance with the caretaker charter when the new government was elected.
Akufo-Addo said on Sunday that ECOWAS is “working on a peaceful transition in Mali with the basic goal of restoring a democratic government and working for the stability of Mali and our region.” Stated.
He admitted that he was worried about the dismantling of the government on May 14 by the interim prime minister and that a new broader government was reappointed 24 hours before his arrest. The Minister of Defense and Security was not reappointed. “
Mr. Gota attended the summit as his first mission after being appointed as interim president by the court. President Umaro Siso Enbaro of Guinea Visau, President Julius Mada Bio of Sierra Leone, President Alasan Autara of Cote d’Ivoire, President Adama Barrow of The Gambia, President Muhammad Buhari of Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, The President of Liberia also attended. The summit should end on Sunday and will be led by Jonathan again.
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkoll Bocchiway said last week’s actions in Mali “needed a reassessment of the strategy adopted by ECOWAS to bring normality to the country.”
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