Malian President resigned amid military coup

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced his resignation amid a military coup. He announced his resignation last night on state television hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him.

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The dramatic development comes after more than two months of regular demonstrations calling for him to step down three years before his final term was due to end.

Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its capital is Bamako.

Mali borders Algeria to the north-northeast, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso to the south-east, Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal to the west and Mauritania to the north-west.

Most of the country lies in the southern Sahara Desert. its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country’s southern part features the Niger and Senegal rivers.

Some of Mali’s prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent and salt.