This archive report was first published on 20 June 2020.
Published on June 20, 2020, thousands of protesters in Bamako's Independence square are demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
The protests, called by influential Imam Mahmoud Dicko, are a response to the escalating jihadist and inter-communal violence in the country.
Mr. Dicko, who leads a newly formed coalition of opposition groups, is calling for political and economic reform, as well as an end to corruption.
Despite President Keïta's pledge to form a new unity government including opposition members, protesters remain unsatisfied.
