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Malian MPs endorse military rule till 2027

Malian lawmakers have unanimously approved a transitional roadmap okaying a five-year tenure for the military junta in charge.

The vote means the Assimi Goita-led junta has until 2027 to conduct the next democratic election.

Failure to abide by a February 2022 electoral timeline triggered sanctions from regional bloc, ECOWAS late last year.

The bloc rejected an extended transition period as had been proposed by the junta.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, who is current ECOWAS chair said leaders were aghast at the four-year transition because according to him, that was a long as a democratically elected President would stay for a full term.

Mali is now taking legal action to lift sanctions imposed by West Africa’s monetary union, Uemoa, as it battles a debt crisis, the BBC Africa page has reported.

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

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