Mali’s interim president to be sworn into office

Bamako – Mali’s new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

Former defence minister Bah Ndaw was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections are held.

Col Goita will his vice president.

The new government of Mali is expected to be in office for a transition period of 18 months that will lead to an election.

The appointment of a civilian president was a condition for the West African regional group, Ecowas, to lift the sanctions it imposed after the coup.

Stocks of goods are running low in the capital, Bamako, where businesses are hoping for an announcement from Ecowas after the inauguration.

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