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Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says

BY REUTERS Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticised the ruling junta’s failure to organise elections within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. The military rulers, who seized power in successive coups in 2020 and 2021, had promised to hold elections in February but postponed the vote indefinitely for technical reasons. Last week, Maiga said there had been no debate on the elections’ postponement within the government and that he found out about the junta’s decision from the media. “It’s all happening in total secrecy, without the prime minister’s knowledge,” Maiga told reporters on Saturday. His comments sparked tensions with the junta, forcing it to postpone a […] The post Mali’s PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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