Mali’s military junta has lifted the suspension on political party and association activities that was imposed in April to maintain public order, the council of ministers announced.
The head of the military government, Colonel Assimi Goita, justified the suspension by citing the political parties’ “sterile discussions” and “subversion”, which he claimed endangered the ongoing national “dialogue” on Mali’s political future.
The suspended parties were protesting the colonels’ decision to remain in power beyond the March 2024 deadline for returning to civilian rule. Mali has been under military rule since the first coup in 2020.
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Mali’s junta has issued a decree suspending political party activities and associations of a political nature indefinitely, citing the need to maintain public order.
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President of the transition in Mali Assimi Goïta.
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