Mali’s President Assimi Goïta Hands Over AES Leadership to Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré. Mali’s President, General Assimi Goïta, has officially handed over the leadership of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) to Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré. In a statement issued on Sunday, Goïta congratulated Traoré on assuming the presidency of the AES, praising […] The post Mali’s President Assimi Goïta Hands Over AES Leadership to Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré first appeared on The Zambian Observer .