By Emmanuel Tumanjong
Special to Dow Jones Newswires
Mali’s Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Lamine Seydou Traore has resigned due to an unprecedented lack of electricity in the West African nation, according to reports made throughout the weekend by the country’s state-run Office de Radiodiffusion Television Nationale du Mali.
Traore’s resignation comes amid unwanted nationwide power cuts, which have been swelling disgruntlement in the country.
ORTM reported that Junta leader Assimi Goita accepted the resignation and appointed the country’s present Minister of Economy and Finance Alousseni Sanou as interim at the ministry of mines, energy and water.
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