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AU suspends Mali until constitutional order returns

The African Union on Friday suspended Mali following a military coup and said it would send a joint team with the West African bloc ECOWAS to urge a return to constitutional order. The AU Peace and Security Council “decided that Mali should be suspended… until effective restoration of constitution. | Democracy, elections, and voting at Democracy Chronicles