The African Union has suspended Mali going to the point of demanding the release of Mali’s President Keita, who resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinous soldiers.
The African Union suspended Mali Wednesday after the mutinous soldiers seized power and detained the president.
“The African Union suspends Mali from the African Union until restoration of constitutional order and demands release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other government officials forcibly detained by the army,” tweeted the African Union’s Peace and Security Council on Wednesday.
#AUPSC suspends #Mali from @_AfricanUnion until restoration of constitutional order and demands release of President @IBK_PRMALI, the Prime Minister & other government officials forcibly detained by the army. Chaired by @AmbMedIdriss, PSC was briefed by @AU_Chergui & @AmbSamate pic.twitter.com/kFLrObejkL
— African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security (@AUC_PAPS) August 19, 2020
The development led an outcry against the AU which supported Emmerson Mnangagwa’s November 2017 coup.