Mali's Prime Minister And Government Resign Over The Ogossagou Massacre

Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali (L) speaks to media next to Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Al Jazeera: Mali's PM Maiga, government resign over Ogossagou massacre

Protesters demanded action after massacre of almost 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group four weeks ago.

Mali's prime minister and his government has resigned four weeks after a massacre of almost 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation.

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita accepted the resignation on Thursday without giving a reason for the departure of Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga.

"A prime minister will be named very soon and a new government will be put in place after consultations with all political forces" from both the ruling and opposition sides, the statement from Keita's office said.

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Update #1: Mali government resigns after massacre, insecurity -- Reuters
Update #2: Mali prime minister resigns after Ogossagou massacre -- DW

WNU Editor: And the crisis in Mali continues to get worse.