Experts appointed by Mali’s new military rulers have proposed a two-year transitional government led by a president chosen by the army, despite calls by West African leaders for elections within 12 months.
Friday’s recommendation emerged on the second day of talks in the capital, Bamako, aimed at mapping a way forward in the wake of the August 18 military coup that overthrew embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc has given the military until Tuesday to name a transitional president and prime minister. It has not said what it will do if its demands are not met by then.
