there are 2 big plans for. you if you have prior quarter of a circle so as the ball fields of the land you are but. we're just learning this is going to feel. this is directly news africa coming up on the program one day is a long time in politics that's proven true in maadi way what it 1st looked like mutiny became an all out coop meet the new man in charge now that the president and his deputy have been forced out of office the international community doesn't like what's happened in the country how uncomfortable are they going to make it for the new sheriff in town. i'm not really an artist senates yelled tells us about his recent collaboration with beyonce.

allowed to see when to welcome to his africa it's good to have you along the leaders of a military coup in mali say they will bring about a political transition and hold fresh elections within reasonable time it comes after monday's president abraham announced his resignation just style was off to being detained by armed soldiers his ousting follows months of protest over corruption and economic mismanagement in the west african nation but while the events have been met by jubilation inside money they've sparked a long among international observers. gunshots that aren't meant to kill but to celebrate this con navigates the geron crowd sitting inside is believed to be the detained president he brought him back

a caterer and other officials and later in the day where we're looking president cater appeared on state t.v. . if some elements of our armed forces concluded that my presidency should end with their intervention. once you. do every have a choice. i accept their decision because not a single drop of blood should be shed to keep me in power. was a very good we did not you know the coup leaders also appeared on state television vowing a transition that would lead to fresh elections remember as soon as nose descends into chaos day by day and a key and insecurity because of the people in charge of its destiny. real democracy doesn't go with complacency no weakness of the state authority which must

guarantee freedom and security of the people in a 2nd if you join. their power grab started as a mutiny among soldiers as an army base near the capital bamako after seizing weapons and taking high ranking officials prisoner there then moved to the president's house surrounding it and firing gunshots into the air. crowds of anti-government protesters cheered on as the democratically elected leader was arrested and driven away. but we're very happy because this is the liberation of the people of mali all molly and we're waiting for this day and we were waiting for the president and his men to allow us to breathe. molly has been gripped by months of anti-government protests with many accusing caters administration of corruption and incompetence especially when it came to preventing a jihad as insurgency from the north. while the president's resignation was

celebrated by those in the streets the takeover was roundly condemned by the international community echo was the west african regional bloc pledged to close london air borders to mali as a result it must feel like deja vu for some a military coup was launched from the same army base in 2012 toppling then president and sending the country into a period of chaos this time around the people of mali will be hoping for a smoother transition of power but it is still unclear just who that power will be handed to. and for more on this story i'm joined by the deputies told me all of 420 has been covering the region specifically security for the last decade welcome to the day to the table at told me so it's a question of who will hold power in mali writes the coup leaders have said that they will hold an election in due time but its military role for now actually the

cool leaders say they're going to try and bring in place a civilian transitional government and that he that government is the one that will bring about elections so we'll wait to see how that plays out but we also have to look at who makes up that civilian government so the which whether those individuals are credible people ok let's talk about the regional body here ecowas they were involved in mediation talks between the now alstad president cater and the opposition they have slammed this takeover how much pressure can they put on the coup leader. yes well the threatening sanctions they've ordered the borders around mali to be closed course wants to be seen to be laying down the law and not giving any shred of legitimacy to this military takeover really. and so if you look at even when the mediation was going on when the talks were going on between the opposition and the president of course still even though the

opposition want to the president to step down and of course insisted that they had to be some middle ground and it wasn't just for the president to step down and at the same time they're saying there has to be due democratic process and not just a military unconstitutional takeover ok let's talk about for now for the president basically at once left want to leave actions how do we get to a place where you've got people outside his residence celebrating the fact that he's been called out of office well i mean how many african heads of state have we seen of this man who come in with so much goodwill and then leave disgraced you know like this and this is yet another case in the case of president ex-president kater now who a lot of people you know came to the streets because they accused him and his government of corruption of accused him of nepotism appointing his own cronies including his son to keep positions in government. you know not being able to

implement fully the agreements of the all goes according to us between the government and different groups failing to deal with ethnic and jihadist violence across the country we can public services the list is endless and people coming out to say this is not the government they voted for right they never figure in the story is this very popular mum who goes by the name mahmoud he's been leading the opposition party said we've been seeing on the streets in mali in the run up to this. tell us a little bit more about him and where is he fit in. well there's a conservative scholar a scholar like figure in mali who has. you know. massive support actually only used to be an ally of president and so about 2017 when they fell out. decoys somebody who has been believed to be one of the key figures who would help the government possibly if there if there were if there was the case to

have talks with the jihadists that kind of bring them to the table and he's that kind of figure who is seen as being able to rally the public but also being able to reach out to for example the enemies of the state and i think if the military are supposed to are hoping to have some success that would be somebody that they would look to to try and bring in if not for his advice and you know it's the way he lead to it what does an unstable model mean for the region that that's i think a major threat in mali is a vast country if you look at why a lot of these groups didn't want full government control which there isn't in the in the whole country that many parts where the government really doesn't exist because people are able to operate within their own regions carry out all kinds of smuggling of people of drugs of weapons and the lack of control enables that to go on if you look at for example that's why jihadi groups have been able to

do for flourish in that region that's also why for example mali is one of the routes for migrants going up to europe so i think if things fall apart in the country then that just creates more room like you see in libya for this kind of instability and for different criminal groups to to grow and flourish from within that space all right to me a lot of as always thank you to me for that and this. that was cameroonian artists singing with the global pop star say for her visual album black is king now although sanity is largely famously known in cabaret and this

collaboration looks set to make him wild across the world now he wants to promote african music on the international stage. he recalled there will be a. brutal with the american superstar last year big gift which is a soundtrack for the movie the lion king. solitaire was already a big name incomers obama music scene but his collaboration with cream be pushed into the global stage. i got this call i did a song what will be and see and one of my idols being a producer and an artist myself pharaoh williams which i will my role my respect so it has been a great honor to represent africa to represent my country and not just for myself but for every other artist that has been that that was called up for this album we

were many of us and it's a good thing to showcase african music at this level. says the release of the lion king out recently the musical themed black disc you can tell it just found peace has good beyond his small central african nation. the singer songwriter and producer is back in the studio producing his 1st international album entitled africa every president that he's hoping is mix of african sounds will be a hit be on his home continent. africa we're taking over the music in the world but we can only succeed in doing that if we come together and work as one people i mean it's not a common room thing it's not a gun i thing it's not a south african thing it's not a nigerian thing is not moral call but it's an african thing and if we can present africa as a nation and not as needle bits of countries and we will succeed to be we can be

reckoned with the world. in so much as been seen for almost a decade he's most successful single anita was released early last year. 10000000 views on you tube. most musicians in cameroon last year noone outside the country media personality drunken back is convinced alex justin will bring more exposure for the country's vibram music scene. i want the rest of the continent and the world to know that we have good music we can make you. dance we can make you feel good because we're to smile in your face and that for me is everything and that for me i feel like this is what this club aeration will make . cameron nucleic globally. every exam is very special. solitaire is now aiming to build a community of artists from around the continent whose songs can inspire the

world's he's also planning to open a music school to mentor young african artists. and on that note let's say the program today i'll see you next time. i'm secure that volume or not and in the end is a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you that. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with clients at the what's your story ready. i'm with numbers of women especially of victims of violence. take part and send us your story train all with understand this new culture.

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