Today, soldiers arrested the leader of one of the largest political parties in Mali, a few hours after the arrest of the former prime minister, and state television announced that a new prime minister had also been appointed.
The former president of "Microsoft Corporation" for Africa, Cheik Modibo Diara, was chosen as the new prime minister of the transitional government, but it is not clear what his real power is and whether the military still controls the country, although power has officially been handed over to a civilian leader.
Rebel soldiers overthrew Mali's democratically elected president in late March, but later allowed the speaker of the assembly to take power for a 40-day transition period.
However, it is not yet clear whether the military junta has stepped down now that Dijonkunda Traore has become interim president. The West African regional bloc ECOWAS, the EU and the US want the army to return to the barracks as soon as possible and withdraw from politics.
Sumayla Sise, one of the leading candidates in the presidential elections before the coup d'état, was arrested today in front of his house in Bamako, according to deputy from his party, Abdul Malik Diyalo.
He claims that Sise was injured during the arrest, but could not say how serious the injury was.
Former Prime Minister Modibo Sidibe was arrested again last night after being released from custody. He was arrested last night in his house by people who came in vehicles with the words "military police" written on them, but it is not known why or where he was taken.
Sidibe is one of over 10 politicians who were arrested immediately after the coup, and were released last Sunday after the handover of power to the interim president.
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