An influential organisation of religious leaders in Mali has called on its followers to reject a new constitution being drawn up under the country’s junta leadership maintaining the principle of secularism.
The proposal to change Mali’s constitution aims to enable the military-run West African nation to return to civilian rule.
The new constitution is supposed to be put to a plebiscite, originally scheduled for March 19, but the junta has made no comment on the timetable amid widespread doubts about the date.
The junta’s declared goal is to hold elections in February 2024 that would lead to the restoration of civilian rule.
