Bamako previously ended its cooperation with France and other allies to prioritise sovereignty.
Mali has also pushed out the United Nations peacekeeping mission Minusma, which will complete its expedited withdrawal by the end of the year.
The West African regional bloc Ecowas has threatened the coup leaders with military intervention if diplomatic pressure to reinstate the democratically elected Bazoum fails. “Any invasion of this country constitutes a direct threat to the peace and security of Mali, but also to the peace and security of the region, and will necessarily have serious consequences. We will not stand idly by,” he said.
Bamako has also pushed out UN peacekeeping mission Minusma, which is due to complete its expedited withdrawal by the end of the year. Since 2012, Mali has been faced with the spread of jihadism and a security, humanitarian, and political crisis.
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