Following the coup in late May, Mali was shut down by several organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Among the conditions for the country to regain its place within the subregional institution is respect for the duration of the transition, ie. presidential and legislative elections at the end of February 2022.
as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel
But in Malia’s capital, there are different voices. A coalition of women from Katid pray openly on the extension of the duration of the transition, while the Prime Minister and the Transitional President talk about “meeting deadlines”
In this garrison town near Bamako, where nothing is usually done without the military, before hundreds of women and children, Bakayoko asked Mariam Coulibaly, president of the Collective for Women Leaders in Society, to extend the transition period: “We, women leaders, have committed and this is nothing but the extension of the transition, the extension of the duration of the transition to ensure Malia’s credible choices. “
His speech was then broadcast on national television, causing a sharp grinding among Malian politicians who suspected a maneuver of power, but took advantage of a visit to Bamako by the President of Guinea-Bissau, President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta clarified on the subject: The ECOWAS Summit on the conduct of the elections on the scheduled date sent instructions to the Prime Minister to monitor these various aspects “.
Afterwards, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maiga was lucky enough to raise the issue during a government seminar: “We will update the government’s work program to adapt it to emergencies and the allotted time.” Will this be enough to calm everyone down? Reply soon.
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