As a prelude to the summit of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States scheduled for December 4 in Abuja, the former president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan, mediator for Mali arrived Tuesday, November 29 in Bamako . Before leaving on Wednesday morning, he met the president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, shortly after seeing the members of the government. This is in order to take stock of the transition process.
With our regional correspondent, Serge Daniel
During his stay in Bamako, the mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali Goodluck Jonathan had an important working session with members of the government. The Malian side explained to the host of the day the evolution of the transition and its desire to respect the 24 months which must lead to free and fair presidential elections.
” We agree that there have been efforts “, recognized in front of the press Goodluck Jonathan. But he immediately added, without giving details, that there are areas in which the Malian government must work hard in order to meet its commitments.
In a statement this weekend, 51 Malian political parties expressed concern of a possible shift in the program presented to ECOWAS for a return to constitutional order.
In addition to the file of the Malian transition, the case of the 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Bamako since July 10 will be one of the topics on the agenda of the next summit of ECOWAS heads of state in Abuja. This subject was also discussed by Goodluck Jonathan with his interlocutors, according to our information.
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