Mali leader Assimi Goïta assumes role of defence minister after attacks (www.france24.com)
from TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 May 15:45
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Mali’s junta leader,Assimi Goïta, will assume the additional role of defence minister, according to a decree read on state TV on Monday, following the death of the previous minister in large-scale attacks.

Mali’s army chief of staff, General Oumar Diarra, ⁠will serve as minister delegate for defence, said the report, which described the move as a “strategic decision ​coming in a security context that remains ‌sensitive.” The simultaneous attacks beginning on the morning of April 25 showed how fighters from different groups with different goals were ‌able to strike at the heart of the West African country’s military government, ​which took power after coups in 2020 and 2021.

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