Mali President Dissolves Constitutional Court After Unrest
People run away at the arrival of the riot police in Bamako on July 11.
Photographer: Michele Cattani/AFP via Getty Images
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Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dissolved the constitutional court Saturday after political tensions sparked major anti-government protests in the capital Bamako
The court is central to the West African country’s latest political crisis as it had overturned the results of a parliamentary poll held in March that was marred by the kidnapping of an opposition leader and allegations of fraud. Keita, 75, president since 2013, has yet to comment on the vote’s legitimacy.