Due to the military coup in Mali that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the regional grouping ECOWAS is currently in a meeting to discuss the way forward.
The meeting is being chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. The extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS leaders is holding virtually.
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This was confirmed by Buhari’s Special Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmaad.
President @MBuhari and other ECOWAS leaders are meeting (virtually) today to discuss the military coup in Mali that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) August 20, 2020
Recall that President Ibrahim Keita and his government resigned after soldiers arrested him on Wednesday.
The soldiers have set up a body to work out modalities for elections in the country.