In Mali, shortly after the announcement of the change of government on Monday, May 24, the situation in Bamako became tense. Armed men went to the official home of Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. In the evening, a relative of the Prime Minister confirmed that the President and the Prime Minister were taken to Kati, the fortress of the ex-junta.
as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel
Shortly after the announcement of the change of government, armed men went to Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. He had time to explain by telephone the presence of soldiers in his home: “Soldiers are currently with me. They are driving me to the president of the transition,” Bah N’Daw, with whom he shares a party wall.
Another witness to the scene added: “It was the men in the ex-junta who forced the prime minister to go to the president. They were armed. “
According to another close prime minister, the prime minister and president were taken to Kati, the fortress of the ex-junta. Why were they taken there? How long they will stay in this garrison town located 15 km from Bamako, we do not know yet.
Dissatisfaction with the military after the announcement of the change
The tenors of the ex-junta did not approve the change who saw two of them leave the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Defense. And both are from the National Guard. For several days we had been talking here about the dissatisfaction of the military. Is this a direct consequence? Some believe so. We have to wait to know the rest of the story.
According to our information, the ECOWAS mediator in the Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan in Bamako is expected on Tuesday.
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