Mali: CNT members call for violence to defend Transition · Global Voices

In Mali, members of the National Transition Council openly call for violence to prevent the planned rally on Friday, 9 May. Political parties call on Malians to challenge Friday, Independence Square in Bamako, the plan to dissolve the parties and, more generally, the maintenance of the military in power for five years without elections, the non-compliance with the Constitution or the "unfair taxes" and power cuts. A rally that is intended to be …

The political tension in Mali is increasing. While the political groups are organizing a rally in Bamako on Friday 9 May to challenge their dissolution and demand a restoration of constitutional order, Mamadou Traoré, an important figure of the opposition and president of the Alternatives Party for Mali (APM), will be unable to participate in this gathering. In prison since 24 April 2025, he will be tried for "attacking the credit of the State" …

The political situation in Mali continues again as the opponent Mamadou Traoré, president of the Alternatives Party for Mali, will be tried on 12 June for "damaging the credit of the State". Incarcerated since 24 April following a critical interview with the transitional authorities, his arrest has rekindled concerns about political freedoms and the future of pluralism in Mali. A controversial arrest Active member of the opposition coalition Jig…