The President seems most likely to leave these efforts to his assiduous Prime Minister Boubou Cissé; but the premier is a technocrat who can deploy public service money and personnel but probably lacks the political clout to make decisive progress...
Speaking at the end of this meeting on 16 September Prime Minister Boubou Cissé was at pains to stress that the dialogue will be open to a wide range of participants far beyond the mainstream political class...
Vol 60 No 15 |
- FRANCE
- SAHEL
New Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has managed to draw some opposition figures into his government to help tackle the national emergency and he has been visiting the troubled central regions...