President Adama Barrow has joined his fellow Ecowas leaders in condemnation of Tuesday’s mutinying in Mali, which led to the overthrowing of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
On Thursday sixteen Ecowas leaders convened an emergency summit over Mali’s political crisis through a virtual videoconference.
According to the statement from State House “President Adama Barrow today joined his colleagues at a virtual Emergency Summit convened by the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to condemn the mutiny in Mali. While describing the situation as a derailment to the mediation process that has been ongoing, President Barrow urged the Summit to act fast and tactfully to diffuse the tension.”
The Malian army on Tuesday stormed the presidency and arrested President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and his Prime Minster. He later resigned in a brief address on state television.
“If today, certain elements of our armed forces want this to end through their intervention, do I really have a choice?” he asked. “I hold no hatred towards anyone my love for my country does not allow me to. May God save us,” he said while resigning.
But International communities, which including regional blog Ecowas, African Union, European Union and United Nations have condemned the coup and urged the military to hand over power to civilian and return to their barracks. They also demand for the release of ex-President Keïta and all detainees.
