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ECOWAS imposes sanctions on Mali junta
Monday, April 2, 2012
Soldiers grabbed control of Mali on March 21, following a mutiny at an army base in the capital.
The regional body issued its 72-hour deadline last week.
On Sunday, in an effort to stave off the sanctions, the captain that led the coup in Mali held a news conference to say that he was reinstating the nation’s constitution and planning to hold elections.
Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo refused to give a timeline on when the elections would be held, and dodged questions from reporters who asked if he would continue to be president in the transitional period before the election.
“The measures taken by the junta are in the right direction, but are not sufficient,” Ouattara said
Copyright 2012. The Associated Press
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