The African Union Commission has reacted to the arrest and
detention of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou
Cisse by mutinying soldiers.
The African Union Commission kicked against the arrests of
Keita, Cisse and other officials which happened on Tuesday.
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki
Mahamat, also condemned any attempt at “anti-constitutional” change while
calling on the mutinying soldiers to respect the state’s institutions.
“I energetically condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim
Boubacar Keita, the prime minister and other members of the Malian government
and call for their immediate liberation,” he wrote on Twitter.
Recall that on Tuesday that Malian soldiers arrested
the country’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse.
The soldiers earlier on Tuesday
rounded up senior government and military officers in Kati town and elsewhere.
During the arrest, there were scenes of thousands of
citizens cheering the ouster.
Crowds are jubilating at Independence Square in Bamako,
Mali, and other places.
For more nearly three months, demonstrations demanding for
Keita’s resignation were held.
Dozens lost their lives, a situation that worsened the
crisis.
Keita’s removal comes amid the intervention by the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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