Tension in Mali as army detains president and prime minister
Mali Transition President Bah Ndaw in Bamako on September 25, 2020. The military has detained him, the prime minister and the defence minister. PHOTO | MICHELE CATTANI | AFP
Mali's transition to democratic rule has been plunged into uncertainty following the arrest on Monday of the country’s president and prime minister.
Local media reports indicate that Transition President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Uoane and Defence Minister Souleymane Doucoure were detained by the military just hours after a new cabinet was unveiled. They were taken to a military base in Kati, a centre outside the capital Bamako.
