
Mali Junta Leader Assimi Goita Appoints Self Defense Minister
Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, appointed himself as the country's new defense minister. This move followed the killing of the previous defense minister in recent militant attacks, further consolidating the junta's power.
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Mali’s junta leader takes over defense ministry after the minister was killed in militant attacks - AP News
Mali’s junta leader takes over defense ministry after the minister was killed in militant attacks AP News
Read full article →Mali junta leader names himself defence minister after predecessor killed
Former Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in a massive offensive by combined jihadist and separatist forces.
Read full article →Mali leader Goita takes defence post after minister killed
Military leader promotes himself after defence minister killed in attacks linked to al-Qaeda and Tuareg separatists.
Read full article →Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister
In tonight's programme, Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister after the killing of his predecessor in a wave of attacks. About 150 people are still stranded in isolation on a ship off Cape Verde's coast. With the 2026 Venice Biennale fast approaching, Senegal is turning gold into a powerful artistic statement. Our guest tonight is astrophysicist and artist: Caroline Gueye.
By Clarisse FORTUNÉ
Read full article →Mali's junta leader takes over defense ministry after the minister was killed in militant attacks
Mali’s junta leader and the country's president has assumed the duties of defense minister after the incumbent was killed in sweeping, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces that stunned the country
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Read full article →Mali junta leader to assume extra role as defence minister
Mali's junta leader, Assimi Goita, will assume the additional role of defence minister, according to a decree read on state TV on Monday, after the death of the previous minister in large-scale attacks. The post Mali junta leader to assume extra role as defence minister appeared first on Vanguard News.
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