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- India strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces on 19 August 2021 in the Mopti region in Mali
- This had resulted in the killing of fifteen Malian soldiers
- In a statement issued, India had expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the soldiers as well as the people and the Government of Mali. Also, it had wished the speedy recovery of all those injured in the ambush
India strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a convoy of the Malian Armed Forces on 19 August 2021 in the Mopti region in Mali. This had resulted in the killing of fifteen Malian soldiers. In a statement issued, India had expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the soldiers as well as the people and the Government of Mali. Also, it wished for the speedy recovery of all those injured in the ambush.
In the meantime, former Malian interim President Bah Ndaw and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane, have been freed from house arrest by the authorities. Their detention by military officers in May marked Mali’s second coup since the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita the previous August.
In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it “welcomes” the move by Mali to lift “all restrictive measures” on the former leaders. Both men were appointed as interim civilian leaders after a military coup in August 2020, charged with steering Mali back towards civilian rule. But after a sensitive government reshuffle in May, Mali’s strongman Colonel Assimi Goita deposed Ndaw and Ouane in a second coup. Goita was later declared interim president.
ECOWAS said that released leaders should enjoy all the rights associated with their roles as the former president and the former prime minister. The lifting of restrictions follows an appeal from Ndaw and Ouane to the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which recently demanded that Mali justify their detention.
