ECOWAS mediators wrap up successful Mali mission

The northern crisis will pose the biggest challenge to the transitional leaders.

The transition period will last 12 months and current interim leader Dioncounda Traore, 70, will remain the president in the period leading up to elections.

Initially Sanogo had wanted Traore to step down after the constitutionally mandated 40 days, raising fears he was not willing to return to the barracks as he tried to keep a hand on the wheel after agreeing to a transition.

Copyright 2012 AFP

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