Mali leader promises court changes in bid to quell protests

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s president is promising to reorganize the country’s constitutional court, part of a bid to quell growing protests against his government. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita addressed the nation in a midnight speech carried on national television, promising that the changes would be made in the coming days. The court has been at the heart of a dispute over legislative elections held back in March. Several dozen of the candidates dispute the court’s