Malian army ‘arrests’ president, prime minister
Malian army upset with a government reshuffle took the president and prime minister to an army camp outside the capital Monday, officials said, raising fears of a second coup within a year in the crisis-stricken country. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane lead an interim government that was installed after a putsch in August under the threat of regional sanctions. Coup leaders and army officers wielded signifant influence over the government, however, casting doubt on a pledge to hold elections by early next year. Two senior officials, who declined to be named, told AFP that soldiers had taken…
