Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw,has been sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on Friday.
According to AFP, Ndaw was chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month.
Before the swearing in as interim president ocuurred, Ndaw; a 70-year-old retired colonel, was appointed by a committe- the junta which seized power on August 18, toppling president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Before organising national elections, Ndaw is due to lead a transition government for a maximum of 18 months.
Meanwhile, Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the military junta, was also sworn in as interim vice president.
The ceremony on Friday took place in a theatre filled with officials dressed in military fatigues, senior judges, and foreign diplomats.
During the ceremony, Supreme Court Chief Prosecutor Boya Dembele said the challenges facing both men were “enormous”.
The judge, dressed in red fur-lined robes said, “It will truly require a reformulation of the state,”
Going memory lane, Mali has struggled to quell an eight-year-old Islamist insurgency which has claimed thousands of military and civilian lives.
