Mali junta leader names himself defence minister after predecessor killed

Mali’s military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has taken over as defence minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of surprise attacks. The West African country remains in a security crisis more than a week after an alliance of jihadists and separatist rebels launched their nationwide raids. During the [...] The post Mali junta leader names himself defence minister after predecessor killed appeared first on Kahawatungu .

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