The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were arrested by soldiers.
This comes after reports that interim President Ndaw and PM Ouane were driven by soldiers to the Kati military camp near the capital, Bamako.
This raised fears of a second coup within a year in the country.
Defence Minister Souleymane Doucouré has also reportedly been detained.
The reported detentions came just hours after President Bah Ndaw reshuffled the cabinet, which saw two senior army officers who took part in last year’s coup replaced.
Once again Mali is looking unstable just nine months after the military coup that saw President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta removed from office.
