Ghana supports the Mali government through their crisis

Ghana has repeated it’s solidarity with the positions expressed by the ECOWAS Commission, the African Union and the United Nations Security Council as well as other international organisations in rejecting how Mali government has changed according to their constitution.

To establish peace and order as well as constitutional rule in Mali as provided for in that country’s constitution, the government of Ghana said it’s support call. This will be helpful for the civilian to return totheir normal ways of living. 

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, MsShirley Ayorkor Botchwey, through a virtual ECOWAS Summit said yes to give support to Mali through their crisis.

The minister made this known when she represented President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a virtual ECOWAS Summit yesterday.

At the summit, Ghana joined the rest of the members of ECOWAS in condemning the military mutiny that toppled the civilian government in Mali.

Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were arrested by soldiers in Bamako and detained for hours on Tuesday.

Mr Keïta in a brief statement after been detained resigned, dissolving his government and Parliament because he didn’t want any blood shed in Mali.

With ECOWAS looking at possibilities of sanctions against the crisis-prone country, Mali has seen to the closure of it’s borders.

Mali were taking place at a time when the country was experiencing socio-economic and political difficulties but security threats posed by jihadists and extremists which had been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said that the security situation in Mali posed a grave danger to regional security if not urgently and effectively managed.

“The situation has the potential to escalate jihadist activities in the country and the Sahel region in general. It also has the potential to destabilise the region and further undermine development within Mali,” the minister said.

Colonel Assimi Goita has emerged as the new military leader ofMali, a development Ghana believed would not advance democracyin the region.