Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali’s military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years.

Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali's military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years.

Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali’s military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years

Crowds Protest Sanctions, Pressure, After Mali Vote Delay

Tens of thousands have joined in a governmentsponsored rally in Malis capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali's military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years.

Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

Tens of thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali’s capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali’s military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years

Crowds protest sanctions, pressure, after Mali vote delay

Thousands have joined in a government-sponsored rally in Mali's capital to protest new regional economic sanctions and growing pressure from former colonizer France, after Mali's military ruler pushed back promised elections by four years.