Military coup forced Mali president to resign
President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced that is resigning from the presidential post after the military coup which was led by Colonel Daiwa who was leading the coup.
By Abel Karowangoro
In his resigning on Tuesday midnight said he does not wish blood to be shed following a military coup that plunged the political crisis.
“Today, certain parts of the military have decided that intervention was necessary.
Do I really have a choice? Because I do not wish blood to be shed,” Keita said in a statement.
Keita said that he has decided “to give up my duty from now on.”
It is unclear if the military is now officially in charge of the a.
Earlier, Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were under arrest by soldiers in a dramatic increase of a months-long crisis in the country.
The development came hours after soldiers took up arms and staged a mutiny at a key base in Kati, a town close to Bamako.
Mali president, prime minister arrested in an apparent coup.
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