Then after dozens of legislative elections were disputed this spring, demonstrators began taking to the streets calling for his resignation. Ecowas leaders have suspended Mali’s membership, closed its borders with the country and said that financial sanctions would be imposed against the junta leaders. The 75-year-old ousted leader remained in military custody Friday along with the prime minister. “The president of the republic resigned on his own after making an analysis of the country’s situation,” Wagué said. He gave no further details on the meeting but confirmed that Mali’s finance minister has been released.

Source: Manila Times August 22, 2020 16:18 UTC