A proposal to appoint a two-year transitional civilian government, heavily influenced by the military junta is being debated in Mali The proposal, made by junta-appointed experts, has been submitted to about 500 participants from political parties, unions and NGOs, at a three-day conference in the capital Bamako. The talks mark the second round of discussions between the young officers who overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18 and civilian representatives, many of whom had campaigned for him to resign. The junta, just hours after the coup, pledged to restore…
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