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· Mali’s military junta is trying to work out a political roadmap with West African leaders in Ghana presently
· In the meantime, the 18-month transition plan agreed by the military is being contested in Bamako by the popular opposition protest group
· It is reported that a delegation from the present ruling junta went to Accra to negotiate and discuss the fate of Mali without involving the M5-RFP ( the 5 June Movement – Rally of Patriotic Forces opposition coalition)
· This is not taken kindly by Dr Choguel Kokala Maiga, President of the M5-RFP strategic committee
Mali’s military junta is trying to work out a political roadmap with West African leaders in Ghana presently. In the meantime, the 18-month transition plan agreed by the military is being contested in Bamako by the popular opposition protest group.
It is reported that a delegation from the present ruling junta went to Accra to negotiate and discuss the fate of Mali without involving the M5-RFP (the 5 June Movement – Rally of Patriotic Forces opposition coalition). This is not taken kindly by Dr Choguel Kokala Maiga, President of the M5-RFP strategic committee.
The demonstrations were led by Mali’s popular opposition movement against the ousted president Keita. The military junta, which usurped the power, adopted a “transition charter”, which is still not published. The unverified reports indicate that the junta is looking at an 18-month transition government, led by a president named by a committee set up by the military junta. However, the M5-RFP has distanced itself from the document produced, which does not reflect the views and decisions of the Malian people, their leaders point out.
The language used against the purported transition charter is strong. It said that the move of the junta as “intimidation, anti-democratic and unfair practices worthy of another era”. Therefore, it distanced itself from the resulting document which did not reflect the views and decisions of the Malian people. However, it added that it did not intend to start a conflict with the junta and would work together to modify the charter. That seems to be a peaceful approach from the opposition since the country cannot afford another conflict that has been seen for months together.
