Supporters gather at the airport as the new President of Mali's transitional government Assimi Goita returns from Accra after a meeting with the ECOWAS (The Economic Community of West African States) representatives on May 31, 2021. - Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita returned home on Monday after West African leaders condemned a second coup that cemented his grip on power, calling on him to name a new prime minister but stopping short of reimposing sanctions. At a crisis summit in Ghana on Sunday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to suspend Mali from the 15-nation bloc and urged Goita to appoint a new civilian premier and forge a new "inclusive government" (Photo by Michele Cattani / AFP)
