Mali’s military detain president, prime minister and defence minister

SANAA, May 25 (YPA) – Malian army officers arrested the president, prime minister and defense minister of the interim government on Monday after a cabinet reshuffle, Reuters reported , citing diplomatic and government sources told

President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane had both been taken to the Kati military camp near the capital, according to the sources.

The arrests bring further uncertainty to the West African country after a military coup in August overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

Ndaw and Ouane had been tasked with overseeing an 18-month transition back to civilian rule after the takeover, but many inside government and the opposition worried about the military’s hold over key positions.

The arrests occurred after the announcement of a change in government in which two members of a military junta that seized power in August were replaced.

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