African Union suspends Mali following coup The African Union has demanded the release of Mali’s President Keita, who resigned after being detained at gunpoint by mutinous soldiers. The EU is among the international bodies that have condemned the coup.

Mali was suspended by the African Union Wednesday after the mutinous soldiers seized power and detained the president. “The African Union suspends Mali from the African Union until restoration of constitutional order and demands release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister and….