Mali junta holds back
Captain Amadou Sanogo, leader of Mali's military junta, speaks during a news conference at his headquarters in Kati, outside Bamako, the landlocked west African country's capital. Captain Amadou Sanogo, leader of Mali's military junta, speaks during a news conference at his headquarters in Kati, outside Bamako, the landlocked west African country's capital.
Bamako: A month after handing power to civilians, Mali’s ex-junta is resisting a return to barracks, threatening to disrupt a transition to democratic rule in Bamako while Islamists retain a firm hold on the north.
The group of low-ranking soldiers led by Captain Amadou Sanogo, which ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure’s government on March 22, last month agreed to the formation of an interim government headed by Dioncounda Traore.