Mali: Military Takeover Puts Popular Protests In Spotlight – Analysis

By Mohamed M Diatta*

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta announced his resignation on Mali’s national television on Tuesday night, 18 August. Earlier that day he was detained by the army, along with his prime minister Boubou Cissé.

Rumours of a mutiny that morning morphed into Keïta’s resignation under duress, which...