Mali swore in an interim prime minister on Thursday, just days after soldiers behind this year’s military coup arrested his predecessor and forced his resignation. The new prime minister, Diango Cissoko, officially took office in the capital, Bamako, where he said the former prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, would be available as needed during the political transition. In recent weeks though, Mr. Diarra had taken stances that sometimes conflicted with the coup leader, Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo. Captain Sanogo has maintained his hold on Mali since the coup in March, and the political instability has raised concerns about a proposed military intervention to retake Mali’s north from radical Islamists. The African Union on Thursday welcomed Mr. Cissoko’s appointment despite the circumstances under which Mr. Diarra left office.
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