West African Bloc Suspends Mali, Coup Leader Retains Control
- Regional bloc acknowledge junta leader as interim president
- Suspension to remain in force until civilian rule is restored
Supporters of Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) gather at Independence square in Bamako on May 28.
Photographer: Michele Cattani/AFP/Getty Images
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West African leaders suspended Mali from a regional bloc Sunday, but didn’t call for coup leader Assimi Goita to hand over power after the country’s second military takeover in nine months.
The suspension from the Economic Community of West African States will remain in force until the nation returns to constitutional rule, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchway told reporters in the capital, Accra, following an emergency meeting on Mali’s latest political crisis.