Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, writes BBC.

In a televised address, Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament: “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power”.

It comes hours after he and Prime Minister Boubou Cissé were taken to a military camp near the capital Bamako, drawing condemnation from regional powers and France.

“If today, certain elements of our armed forces want this to end through their intervention, do I really have a choice? I hold no hatred towards anyone, my love of my country does not allow me to. May God save us”, - said Keïta.