Ex-Malian Defence Chief Sworn In As Country’s Interim President

In what is obviously heeding the call from ECOWAS for relative democratic order to be restored in the country, Ba N’Daou, Mali’s former Defence Minister, has been sworn in as President of the transition government.
Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as Vice President.
Goita heads the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18.

The emergence of N’Daou and Goita was announced on Monday but they were sworn in on Friday.
They will lead Mali until the election of a new administration.
Meanwhile, former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, was in attendance.
“Today, we witnessed the swearing-in of His Excellency Mr. Ba N’Daou and Colonel Assimi Goita as President and Vice President of Mali’s Transition Government.
“The #Ecowas mediation team congratulates these new Malian leaders and wishes them success”, he tweeted.
Recall that the regional body, ECOWAS, had imposed border closure against the country.
The sanctions which included the suspension of financial flows are expected to be lifted with civilian leadership now in place.