Mediator positive about transition to civil rule
West Africa’s mediator for Mali has given a positive message about the country’s return to civilian rule after a military coup in 2020 initiated a deep crisis.
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, appointed by the West African bloc ECOWAS, made the remarks in Bamako late on Tuesday ahead of a summit this weekend.
“We are quite comfortable with what is going on, the transition programme is going on well,” Jonathan said after talks with junta chief Col. Assimi Goita and other leaders. “There are some few areas that there were issues, but we have been reassured that all these issues will not affect the transition programme.”