Malian coup leader sworn in as head of army reform ctt’ee

BAMAKO (AFP) – The leader of a March coup that ousted Mali’s government, exacerbating a crisis in which Islamist rebels went on to seize over half the country, was sworn in Wednesday as head of a military reform committee.
Captain Amadou Sanogo was sworn in to the new post, created for him as an incentive to accept a transitional government tasked with steering the country to elections, by interim president Dioncounda Traore in a ceremony at the presidency.
“This military committee is not political and is not about replacing the military chain of command. It is adhering to its mission of following the planned reforms in close collaboration with other structures,” said Sanogo, a former army English instructor who received military training in the United States.
“Captain Sanogo was the one chosen to make this committee work because of his personal qualities,” Traore said.
“He’s a trainer. That’s his job. He knows how to manage a team and will work to put in place an army that performs.”

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