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· Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital Bamako, demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The present incumbent came to power in 2013
· The trigger for the present demonstration is the cancellation of 30 results in the legislative elections in mid-April
Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital Bamako, demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The present incumbent came to power in 2013. The demonstrations are taking a turn in the country by becoming more violent. The protesters ignored the calls from the Economic Unity of West African States organization to find an alternative way to address the crisis. The trigger for the present demonstration is the cancellation of 30 results in the legislative elections in mid-April. The invalidation of the legislative election attracted widespread criticisms since nine new judges were sworn in at the Constitutional Court to prioritize the
invalidation of the 30 elections
The protest is spearheaded by Imam Mahmoud Dicko of the Mouvement, a coalition of religious leaders and politicians. There were at least 11 deaths, when a demonstration held on July 10 turned violent.
Compounded by the huge impact of the pandemic, the demonstrations are destabilizing civic life and bringing the country to face an economic crisis. Mali is afflicted by years of Jijadist violence and now hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
