Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in the Republic of Mali
Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the situation in the Republic of Mali
18 August 2020, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the forced detention of the President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other members of the Malian Government and calls for their immediate release.
The Chairperson strongly rejects any attempt at the unconstitutional change of government in Mali and calls on the mutineers to cease all recourse to violence, and calls for the respect of the country’s institutions.
The Chairperson further calls on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations and the entire international community to combine our collective efforts to oppose any use of force as a means to end the political crisis in Mali.
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Ebba Kalondo
Spokesperson to the Chairperson of the Commission
Mobile: +251911510512
Email: KalondoE@africa-union.org
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