{"id":27774,"date":"2020-08-19T09:53:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T09:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27774"},"modified":"2020-08-19T09:53:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T09:53:21","slug":"malis-president-keita-resigns-dissolves-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27774","title":{"rendered":"Mali\u2019s President Keita resigns, dissolves cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Mali<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Embattled President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keita<\/a> in a televised address, said he was also dissolving the government and parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf today, certain elements of our armed forces want this to end through their intervention, do I really have a choice?\u201d said Mr Ke\u00efta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hold no hatred towards anyone, my love of my country does not allow me to,\u201d he added<\/a>. \u201cMay God save us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His comments comes hours after he and Prime Minister Boubou Ciss\u00e9 were taken to a military camp near the capital Bamako, drawing condemnation from regional powers and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the leaders of the group confirmed the development to journalists in Bamako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the pair had been \u201carrested\u201d at the president\u2019s residence in the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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