Military detain Mali's president, prime minister and defence minister

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MALI, 25 May 2021, (TON): Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and defence minister of the interim government on Monday, deepening political chaos just months after a military coup ousted the previous president.

Diplomatic sources said that President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and defence minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, hours after two members of the military lost their positions in a government reshuffle. 

Political instability has been created in the country due to foreign direct interference and deployment of regional and foreign forces.

The United Nations' mission in Mali called for the group's "immediate and unconditional" release and said those who hold the leaders would have to answer for their actions.

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