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BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s government has resigned and a town planning minister, Moussa Mara, will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday. BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s government has resigned and a town planning minister, Moussa Mara, will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday.
The departing prime minister, Oumar Tatam Ly, submitted the entire government’s resignation to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday and it was accepted, the statement said. It gave no details about the reasons for the resignation.The departing prime minister, Oumar Tatam Ly, submitted the entire government’s resignation to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday and it was accepted, the statement said. It gave no details about the reasons for the resignation.
His replacement, Mr. Mara, a political veteran who ran against Mr. Keita in Mali’s presidential election in August, will be responsible for appointing new ministers. No time frame was given for the appointments.His replacement, Mr. Mara, a political veteran who ran against Mr. Keita in Mali’s presidential election in August, will be responsible for appointing new ministers. No time frame was given for the appointments.
Under the Malian system, a reshuffle is normal following legislative elections.Under the Malian system, a reshuffle is normal following legislative elections.
Mr. Keita, known universally by his initials, I.B.K., was elected on a pledge to unite Mali and is seeking to rebuild the country from the ashes of a war against Islamists.Mr. Keita, known universally by his initials, I.B.K., was elected on a pledge to unite Mali and is seeking to rebuild the country from the ashes of a war against Islamists.
Mr. Ly, a 50-year-old career technocrat and the son of a celebrated writer, was an adviser to the governor of the Central Bank of West African States, based in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, before being appointed prime minister in September.Mr. Ly, a 50-year-old career technocrat and the son of a celebrated writer, was an adviser to the governor of the Central Bank of West African States, based in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, before being appointed prime minister in September.
His father was the novelist and political activist Ibrahima Ly, who fled Mali after spending time in jail and complaining of being tortured under the military dictator Moussa Traoré. His mother, Madina Ly-Tall, served as an ambassador under Alpha Oumar Konaré, president of Mali during most of the 1990s.His father was the novelist and political activist Ibrahima Ly, who fled Mali after spending time in jail and complaining of being tortured under the military dictator Moussa Traoré. His mother, Madina Ly-Tall, served as an ambassador under Alpha Oumar Konaré, president of Mali during most of the 1990s.
The West African country was plunged into chaos by a Tuareg rebellion in early 2012, followed shortly by a military coup. Islamist militants took advantage of the chaos and seized the desert north, forcing France to intervene in its former colony.The West African country was plunged into chaos by a Tuareg rebellion in early 2012, followed shortly by a military coup. Islamist militants took advantage of the chaos and seized the desert north, forcing France to intervene in its former colony.