Mali coup leaders pledge transition leading to fresh elections
19 August 2020 |
2:48 pm
The soldiers behind a military coup in Mali have vowed to hold fresh elections following an international outcry over their armed takeover. The mutineers detained the president at gunpoint, forcing him to resign.
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