Captain Sanogo and the "cancer" of the crisis in Mali
The crisis in Mali is a process of one step forward two steps back and since the coup of March 22 and the taking of the north by armed rebels mali has been in a state of continuing confusion with the one constant factor being Captain Amdou Sanogo who presides over "the big mess' writes Jean Pierre James in Le Combat .
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Captain-Sanogo-...
Forced to hand over power to a civilian transitional government, the head of the former military junta is still entrenched in Kati barracks where despite the dictates of the international community, he is still with the backing of the army, the sole master of the chaotic situation in which he has plunged his country.
He has clung to power without responsibility the latest example of which is the forced resignation of Cheick ModiboDiarra. The writer suggests that the rapid departure of the prime minister followed by the nomination of his successor ,Diango Sissoko suggests that it may have been planned for sometime although it remains to be seen whether President Dioncounda Traoare was aware of the situation. He is, like all Malians, at the mercy of the military who still maintain control over mali's democratic process.
The United States and the UN are powerless to alter this state of affairs. The military cabal at Kati barracks have never hidden their contempt for civilian politicians which began with the mutiny and coup against the former president Amadou Toumani Touré.
Cheik Modibo Diarra certainly had personal ambitions and was partly responsible for his downfall but Captain Sanogo's reference to "an institutional blockage at the top of the State ' as being the reason for the forced resignation ignores the fact that Captain Sanogo himself and his associates who want to clng to power are the root cause of the problems faced by Mali,the article points out.It suggests the logical course of action would be to put Capatin Sanogo in charge of efforts to resolve the crisis in Mali so that he finally takes responsibility for the course of events he initiated.Instead of those the army characterise as incapable civilians whom they can change at will, they will only have themselves to blame, the article concludes.
Jeune Afrique points out that African armies are witha few exceptions in a pitiable state, poorly led,badly trained,
lacking in equipment subject to endemic corruption with cliques of officers all powerful and moral at zero. This describes the current state of the Malian army perfectly.
He has clung to power without responsibility the latest example of which is the forced resignation of Cheick ModiboDiarra. The writer suggests that the rapid departure of the prime minister followed by the nomination of his successor ,Diango Sissoko suggests that it may have been planned for sometime although it remains to be seen whether President Dioncounda Traoare was aware of the situation. He is, like all Malians, at the mercy of the military who still maintain control over mali's democratic process.
The United States and the UN are powerless to alter this state of affairs. The military cabal at Kati barracks have never hidden their contempt for civilian politicians which began with the mutiny and coup against the former president Amadou Toumani Touré.
Cheik Modibo Diarra certainly had personal ambitions and was partly responsible for his downfall but Captain Sanogo's reference to "an institutional blockage at the top of the State ' as being the reason for the forced resignation ignores the fact that Captain Sanogo himself and his associates who want to clng to power are the root cause of the problems faced by Mali,the article points out.It suggests the logical course of action would be to put Capatin Sanogo in charge of efforts to resolve the crisis in Mali so that he finally takes responsibility for the course of events he initiated.Instead of those the army characterise as incapable civilians whom they can change at will, they will only have themselves to blame, the article concludes.
Jeune Afrique points out that African armies are witha few exceptions in a pitiable state, poorly led,badly trained,
lacking in equipment subject to endemic corruption with cliques of officers all powerful and moral at zero. This describes the current state of the Malian army perfectly.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Captain-Sanogo-...