The United Kingdom and ECOWAS have
called for an immediate return to civilian rule in Mali.
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| Mark Simmonds: UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa |
A media dispatch form the British High Commission in Banjul
said that UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds MP has underlined
his concern over the situation in Mali, and called for an immediate return to
civilian rule.
The Minister made the comments following the arrest late on
10 December of Malian Prime Minister Diarra in Bamako by armed men on behalf of
the military junta and the subsequent forced resignation of the Prime Minister
and his Cabinet earlier yesterday.
