JOHANNESBURG—Military officers who led a coup in Mali that forced the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita revealed themselves Wednesday, pledging to quickly organize fresh elections and tame the twin political and security crises that have gripped this strategically vital West African nation. Dressed in combat fatigues and sitting behind a wooden desk, five soldiers appeared on state television shortly after sunrise. A spokesman for the mutineers, calling themselves the National Committee for the Salvation of the...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 19, 2020 08:21 UTC