France suspends joint military operations with Malian forces after the country's second coup in nine months, 'awaiting guarantees' that civilians will return to positions of power
The decision comes after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, ousted the country's civilian transitional president and prime minister last week in what French leader Macron has called"an unacceptable coup d'etat."
A convoy of FAMA escorts the vehicle of the new President of Mali's transitional government Assimi Goita as he returns from Accra after a meeting with the ECOWAS representatives on May 31, 2021. France has said that it is suspending its joint military operations with local troops in Mali as part of efforts to pressure the military junta there to restore a civilian-led government.
Mali's military arrested interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane last week and pressured them to resign, derailing a transition to democratic elections after another military coup last August. Former vice president Assimi Goita, a colonel who led the August coup and last week's revolt, was declared president on Friday.
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