The President of Transition Assimi Goïta suspends “until a new order, for reasons of public order, the activities of political parties throughout the national territory”. The measure announced on Wednesday 7 May also concerns associations and any organisation of a “political character”. But the leaders of the protest, joined by RFI, do not intend to stop there. The political parties have been listening to it and trusting their fears for several days. It is désormais chose faite. Less than a week after the beginning of an unprecedented protest movement, and two days before a rally scheduled for Friday 9 May on the Place de l’Indépendance in Bamako, the transitional authorities of Mali suspend political activities throughout the country.
Mali: in the face of opposition, the transition must be fought by politicians
