Bah Ndaw has been sworn in as Mali’s new president, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
A former Defence Minister, 70-year-old Ndaw was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections, which are expected in 18 months.
Following the new arrangement, Col Goita will be his vice-president.The appointment of a civilian president was a condition for the West African regional group, Ecowas, to lift the sanctions it imposed after the coup. Mr. Ndaw, a Soviet-trained helicopter pilot who rose through the ranks of Mali's air force, recently served as Defense Minister to ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. He left in 2015 after less than a year, prompting speculation about the consequences of the reintegration of deserters into the country's military. Aside from economic problems exacerbated by post-coup sanctions, the West African nation is battling intense Islamist violence, with thousands of French, African and UN troops based in the country to confront the militants.
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