A prominent politician in Mali says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to blame after the military junta leader rejected a proposal on how the country’s transition should proceed. Cheick Traore, leader of the African Convergence for Renewal (CARE) party and son of former President Moussa Traore, said a majority of Malians seem to support the rejection of the ECOWAS proposal. Captain Amadou Sanogo said the junta was not consulted before the sub-regional bloc took a decision which he said sharply contravenes an agreement signed in April. The accord stipulates a 40-day term for an interim civilian government after which elections would be organized with the help of the junta.

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