Mali leadership detained after cabinet reshuffle
Officers seize president, prime minister and defence minister after two members of a military junta who seized power in August were replaced
24 May 2021 - 22:52
Bamako — Military officers in Mali arrested the president, prime minister and defence minister of the country’s interim government after a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, multiple diplomatic and government sources said.
President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and defence minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, the sources said...
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