{"id":30297,"date":"2020-09-08T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T08:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30297"},"modified":"2020-09-08T08:47:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T08:47:49","slug":"ecowas-gives-mali-military-junta-one-week-to-appoint-civilian-leader-to-oversee-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=30297","title":{"rendered":"ECOWAS gives Mali military junta one week to appoint civilian leader to oversee transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Mali-coup-leaders-addressing-the-public.jpg\" alt=\"MALI: Coup leaders hold talks with opposition, as UN joins global condemnation of military takeover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The leaders of Mali\u2019s military coup which witnessed the ousting of Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta have been given until 15 September to appoint a civilian leader to lead the country\u2019s transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders from the West African bloc,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/akufo-addo-emerges-ecowas-chairman\/\">ECOWAS<\/a>, on Monday said that the proposed civilian president and prime minister would lead the country to a fresh election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ecowas wants the transition to be done within a year, but the junta has in the past said it prefers \u201ca reasonable time\u201d and suggested at least two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The junta is yet to respond to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/africa\">announcement<\/a>&nbsp;made on during a summit attended by eight heads of state in Niamey, the capital of Niger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after Ghanaian President, Prof. Nana Akufo-Addo, emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akufo-Addo was elected yesterday at the 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, Niger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leaders of Mali\u2019s military coup which witnessed the ousting of Ibrahim Boubacar Ke\u00efta have been given until 15 September to appoint a civilian leader to lead the country\u2019s transition. Leaders from the West African bloc,&nbsp;ECOWAS, on Monday said that the proposed civilian president and prime minister would lead the country to a fresh election. 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