{"id":41323,"date":"2021-06-02T14:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=41323"},"modified":"2021-06-02T14:29:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:29:06","slug":"africa-union-suspends-mali-after-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/02\/africa-union-suspends-mali-after-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Union suspends Mali after coup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>African Union has suspended Mali from being a member of the union\u00a0following the second military coup in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming three days after the Economic Community of West African State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/31\/ecowas-suspends-mali-after-second-coup-in-nine-months\/\">(ECOWAS)<\/a> suspended\u00a0Mali from its fold over the coup.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement released by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.<\/p>\n<p>According to the union,\u00a0Mali is barred from participating in its activities and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/02\/ncaa-lifts-suspension-on-azman-air\/\">suspension<\/a> will stay in place \u201cuntil normal constitutional order has been restored\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The union said it was \u201cdeeply concerned about the evolving situation in Mali and its negative impact on the gains made thus far in the transition process in the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It called for a return to the transition, the release of all political prisoners, including the detained interim President Bah Ndaw and interim Prime Minister Moctar Ouane who are under house arrest, and for the authorities to respect the 18 months transition period original stipulated in the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAU decides\u2026 to immediately suspend the Republic of Mali from participation in all activities of the African Union, its Organs and institutions until normal constitutional order has been restored in the country,\u201d the union said.<\/p>\n<p>The union also called \u201cfor the creation of conducive conditions for an unimpeded, transparent and swift return to the civilian-led transition, based on the agreed transition roadmap for Mali\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It warned that if the military fails to comply, the council will not hesitate to impose targeted sanctions and other punitive measures.<\/p>\n<p>Bah N\u2019Daw, the interim president, and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were last week detained<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>at a military base in the wake of the coup.<\/p>\n<p>Assimi Goita, Mali\u2019s vice-president, had accused the duo of trying to sabotage the country\u2019s transition.<\/p>\n<p>Goita, who was the leader of the military junta that ousted President Ibrahim Keita from office in 2020, later announced that he had removed N\u2019Daw from office.<\/p>\n<p>Two days after seizing power from N\u2019Daw, Goita declared himself president of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African Union has suspended Mali from being a member of the union\u00a0following the second military coup in the country. 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