CNN: Mali's vice president ousts president and prime minister from office, assumes power
(CNN)Mali's transitional vice president Assimi Goita said Tuesday that he removed the transitional president and prime minister from office, confirming reports from several international groups that the leaders had been ousted on Monday.
Goita -- who also led last year's coup -- said that President Bah N'Daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and several of their advisors had been removed from office because they had failed to consult him on a cabinet reshuffle, according to a statement read by Goita's adviser, Baba Cissé, on national broadcaster ORTM Tuesday.
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