Earlier this week Mali's military junta ordered the suspension of all political activities -- citing a need to maintain public order.
In this file photo taken on August 19, 2020, Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People . MALIK KONATE / AFPThe African Union on Saturday urged Mali to provide a post-coup transition ‘roadmap’, saying the move was needed to steer the country back to democratic rule.
Mali’s leaders have faced domestic and international criticism raised since the military failed to meet its commitments to hold the presidential election in February and then to step down. He warned that suspending parties and political associations threatened to “hinder the implementation of an inclusive transition process in the country”.
Under pressure from regional bloc ECOWAS, the junta had promised to hold elections and hand power back to civilians by March 26, but no vote was organised.The United Nations on Thursday voiced alarm at the junta’s move to suspend political activities, with the US State Department echoing the criticism and calling for elections.
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