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Malian police gather outside the Bourse du Travail where striking workers gathered to protest the arrest of President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane by military personnel in Bamako, Mali
THE United Nations has demanded the immediate release of Malian President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane after the pair were detained today by soldiers, prompting fears of a second coup in the space of a year.
They were taken to a military camp in Kati, about 10 miles from the capital Bamako, according to security sources.
Their detention came hours after the formation of a new government. The army is reportedly unhappy over the exclusion of two military commanders who led the coup last year against the former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
NICHOLAS MWANGI highlights a historic turning point in Sahelian sovereignty, as Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger bolstered their regional security through a unified military force
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
