source: RFI; aBamako; Studio Tamani; AMAP; Reuters; Jeune Afrique
actor1: Military Forces of Mali (2020-2021)
actor2: Government of Mali (2020-2021)
location: Bamako
notes: Coup/military takeover: On 24 May 2021, Malian military forces arrested the transition government president, the prime minister, and other senior officials in the capital of Bamako (Bamako, Bamako). The officials were transferred to the garrison town of Kati. The events were interchangeably described as a coup d'etat and an act of force, and came after a government reshuffle that replaced two coup plotters who held the posts of defense and security ministers.