The Junta leader and Transition President Colonel Assimi Goita addresses the press. He, on December 12, 2021, had promised Ecowas that his administration would provide it with a new election schedule by January 31. PHOTO | AFP
In apparent defiance of the Economic Community of West African States’ directive to return to civil rule by February 2022, the military junta in Mali has unveiled a five-year long transition roadmap.
According to the document, the military will hand over power to a democratically elected civilian administration at the latest five years from now.
