Deadlock on the key issue of civilian transition emerged after the fledgling junta denied it wanted a three-year handover period overseen by a soldier. SEE ALSO: Mali junta wants three-year military rule, agrees to free presidentHe told the envoys that he no longer wanted to return as president, both sides said. He wants a good transition so that the country will go back to a democratically-elected government". SEE ALSO: I never thought I'd make it, recounts Dadaab MPCovid 19 Time SeriesOn Sunday, an ECOWAS source said the junta "wants a three-year transition to review the foundations of the Malian state." This account was confirmed by a junta official, who told AFP that "the three-year transition would have a military president and a government mostly composed of soldiers".

Source: Standard Digital August 25, 2020 05:51 UTC