The Prime Minister of Mali, Cheik Diarra, has resigned from office.

Mr. Diarra announced his resignation after hours of being detained by soldiers, the BBC reports.

He was scheduled to travel to France for a medical check-up, before his arrest and detention in his house in Bamako, the Malian Capital, on Monday, by soldiers who partook in the military coup of March.

The arrest was reportedly done on the orders of the coup leader, Amadou Sanogo.

“Men and women who are worried about the future of our nation, you are hoping for peace. It’s for this reason that I, Cheikh Modibo Diarra, am resigning along with my entire government, ” the former Prime Minister said while resigning.

Mali has been in crisis since March when soldiers toppled the civilian regime. The soldiers accused the government of not doing enough to check the Islamist rebels in the north of the country. The rebels have since controlled the North of Mali since the soldiers took over.

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FTC

Such will never happen in our old dear con3.
If he can bribe the soldiers, he would. In fact he would have so greased their palms that such would not happen.

Reason why I still respect Aunty Ngozi despite her Breton Wood ill-advised fuel subsidy removal.

Our people even if fire is tormenting their bottom, they will still sit in the position. No plan, nothing to offer.

Africa my Africa. What a shame and Nigeria cannot help because her soldiers can't even fight except mount roadblocks. huh

wtf. in this age so the Shonekon-Abacha system still dey happen.

Do coup still takes place? Nawa oooo
The worst civilian govt is better than the best Military govt. (No be me talk am ooo,na book I read am) why I don't know.

@Post

That's honorable of Cheik Diarra. How many of our Nigerian politicians will willingly resign so that peace will reign in the country? Your guess is as good as mine.

Boboedom: Africa my Africa. What a shame and Nigeria cannot help because her soldiers can't even fight except mount roadblocks. huh

Being African is depressing as hell sometimes, man.

President Good-luck Jonathan ,better start watching your back !

ekt_bear:

Being African is depressing as hell sometimes, man.

I understand brother

correct

How is this a resignation?...bloodless coup.

damola1: How is this a resignation?...bloodless coup.

Thanks My brother, you seem to be the only person that understood the post up there.

b/cos of ALOONGER our rule can't resign:p

No matter whatever happens, I am proudly African and proudly Nigerian.

The man had no choice.

No president would like to be in charge in face of a war that he might probably lose.

And in this confusion Nigeria wants to send her soldiers in to do only what God knows.

dasparrow: @Post

That's honorable of Cheik Diarra. How many of our Nigerian politicians will willingly resign so that peace will reign in the country? Your guess is as good as mine.

This is purely a military coup, not resignation! Cant you see it?

Lets hope for no NATO intervention.