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Military Vice President Assimi Goita was appointed president of Mali’s interim government despite widespread calls for a return to civilian rule.
Goita will resume the functions of president for the duration of the transition period and until elections are held, the Constitutional Court said in a statement.
The decision came ahead of a high-level meeting of West African heads of states which is expected to decide on a way forward for Mali.
Africa’s third-biggest gold producer is still reeling
from the overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August.
The political crisis threatens to further destabilise the West African nation that’s seen as a linchpin in an international effort to contain a mushrooming insurgency by extremists in the Sahel region.