1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 14, 2021Crisis in MaliOnce seen as a democratic leader, Mali has become an epicenter of regional conflict and instability over the past decade. The militarys ouster of the elected president in August 2020 highlighted governance failings and deepened polit
2、ical uncertainty. In May 2021, the same soldiers overthrew the transitional civilian leaders whom they had put in place, after chafing at Transition President Bah NDaws effort to replace two junta members as cabinet ministers. The leader of both coups, Colonel Assimi Gota, has replaced NDaw as Trans
3、ition President; allied officers hold four cabinet posts and lead the transitional legislature. Under regional pressure, Gota has promised elections in February 2022 in which he will not be a candidate, but observers question his commitment. Transitional leaders also have pledged a constitutional re
4、ferendum to advance the governments 2015 peace deal with northern rebels. In 2020, many in Bamako (Figure 1) welcomed the coup, following weeks of street protests against then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Kta. Reactions to the May 2021 events were more muted, even as Gota named a leader in the 2020 pr
