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West African countries condemn coup, shut down border with Mali

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Mali soldiers (Photo credit: supplied)

August 20, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – West African Countries that make up the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have shut down their border against Mali in the backdrop of yesterday’s military coup which forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita to resign. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the ECOWAS said “following the ongoing mutiny within the Malian Armed Forces, ECOWAS […]

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BREAKING: Mali president, PM arrested as coup leaders consolidate power

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Detained Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a picture during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania June 30, 2020. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

August 18, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Mali’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and his prime minister have been arrested hours after gunfire was heard in part of the capital, several sources in the capital have confirmed. Soldiers mutinied this morning at Kati army barrack, a few miles away from, the capital Bamako. The arrest, sources said, was made by the mutinying soldiers […]

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