), to the Malian capital of Bamako on Thursday ended without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. The West African leaders had gathered to find a solution to the worsening political crisis in the Sahelian country. But Buhari’s day-long meeting with the leaders ended in a stalemate as protest movements clamoured for the resignation of Keita amid a long-running jihadist insurgency that threatens to throw the country into chaos. “Nothing has moved for the movement,” said one of the protest leaders, Imam Dicko, after holding talks with the presidents. The West African leaders discussed proposed solutions that had been crafted in behind-the-scenes talks between the president and opposition this week.

Source: Punch July 24, 2020 08:23 UTC