Ghana Gov’t condemns Mali Coup

The Government of Ghana has condemned the military mutiny in Mali that led to the detention and resignation of Malian President, H.E Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey delivering a speech on the behalf of President Akufo-Addo at the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State over Mali Crisis, demanded the immediate release of President Keita and senior officials of his government”.

Ghana also rallied its support behind the proposal for the immediate dispatch of an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation to Mali to administer a return to constitutional rule.

Ghana reiterated its solidarity with the positions expressed by the ECOWAS Commission, the African Union and the United Nations Security Council as well as other International Organisations in rejecting unconstitutional change of government in Mali.

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The Government of Ghana has also supported the call for the establishment of a transitional government headed by a civilian to oversee the return to normalcy, peace and order as well as constitutional rule in Mali as provided for in the country’s constitution.

Meanwhile, the African Union has also demanded the release of Mali's President Keita, who resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinous soldiers. The EU and UN Security Council have condemned the coup.

"The African Union suspends Mali from the African Union until restoration of constitutional order and demands release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and other government officials forcibly detained by the army," tweeted the African Union's Peace and Security Council on Wednesday. The tweet was also shared by African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat.