More than 80 parties, NGOs demand Mali election: statement

Bamako (AFP) April 1, 2024

More than 80 political parties and civil groups in Mali joined together to issue statements calling for a presidential election "as soon as possible" ending transitional military rule. The country has been ruled by a junta since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021, with the security situation compounded by a humanitarian and political crisis. In June 2022, the junta, led by Colonel Assi