Mali coup leader says new PM to be appointed within days

Colonel Assimi Goita’s announcement comes amid rising international pressure on Mali’s ruling military administration.

Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita has said a new prime minister will be appointed within days, in his first remarks since seizing power this week. The army officer made the announcement on Friday during a meeting with political and civil-society figures in Bamako, AFP news agency reported, as international pressure rises on the country’s ruling military administration. Soldiers detained President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on Monday, before releasing them on Thursday after they resigned.