Mali’s Vice-President Colonel Assimi Goita has said that he removed the president and prime minister because they violated the terms of the transition by not consulting him on cabinet changes, Reuters quotes him as saying.
Last year, Col Goita led the coup against President Ibrahim Boubaca Keïta. He took up the post of vice-president in the interim administration that is supposed to pave the way to a return to civilian rule.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has demanded the immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who were detained by soldiers on Monday.
Col Goita has said that elections will take place next year.
Source: BBC
