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West Africa leaders want Mali junta to leave power in a year

by Associated Press
| August 28, 2020 9:27 AM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West African leaders on Friday urged Mali's junta to take no more than one year to hand over power to a civilian government, as regional heads of state held another virtual summit after initial negotiations with the military coup leaders failed.

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