Mali president, prime minister released — after 3 days in detention

Mali president, prime minister released — after 3 days in detention

Mali’s interim President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been released after their arrest and detention by the military in a coup.

The two men were detained on Monday at a military base outside Bamako, the country’s capital, following a coup.

Souleymane Doucoure, the country’s defence minister, was also said to have been arrested.

On Wednesday, Baba Cisse, an aide to Assimi Goita, the interim vice-president, announced that N’Daw and Ouane had resigned while in detention.

“The president and his prime minister have resigned. Negotiations are ongoing…

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