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Mali's president is detained and resigns
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta Credit: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned the presidency of Mali after being detained by soldiers. Keïta addressed the nation and stated he was also dissolving the government and the parliament.

The resignation came hours after Keïta and the former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were taken to a military camp.

Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairman of the African Union, condemned news of the arrests, in a tweet: "I strongly condemn the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other members of the Malian Government and call for their immediate release."

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"I strongly condemn the murder of #GeorgeFloyd", AU chairman Mahamat
Moussa Faki Mahamat r meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C in 2017
Moussa Faki Mahamat r meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C in 2017 Credit: U.S. Department of State from United States / Public domain

Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has spoken out about the murder of George Floyd on Twitter. He condemned the murder of George Floyd "at the hands of law enforcement officers, and wishes to extend his deepest condolences to his family and loved ones."