When Mali’s military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that overthrew the transitional civilian government in 2021, the military is still in charge. Five years on, the country finds itself mired in criminal and sectarian violence and economic hardship.
Malians welcomed the coup that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on 18 August 2020.
