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Mali's military leader Assimi Goita reappears in Bamako after weekend attacks

Mali's military leader Assimi Goita, who has not appeared in public since large-scale jihadist-separatist attacks at the ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

First sighting of Goita since rebel attacks comes as Russia seeks to dampen speculation over ally’s military government.

Malian jihadists and rebels ramp up pressure on junta: 'We are blocking Bamako'

Jihadists from the Al Qaeda-affiliated group JNIM announced a total siege of the Malian capital on Tuesday. At least five towns in the country's north have fallen to the attackers. 'The situation is ...
The Africa Report

Assimi Goïta silent, rebels seize northern stronghold: What we know about the Mali attacks

The fall of Kidal to the FLA and the death of the nation’s defence chief Sadio Camara mark a catastrophic shift in the ...

Mali’s junta leader meets Russian ambassador after attacks the Kremlin called a coup attempt

Mali’s junta leader has met with Russia’s ambassador to Bamako, his first public appearance since the West African nation saw ...

Mali’s Key Russia Liaison Killed as Militants Attack Major Cities

The death of the defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a central figure in the country’s military government, comes amid ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Gunfire rocks Mali districts, including junta stronghold: witnesses

Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled west African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of ...

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

The attacks have exposed security vulnerabilities in the country, which once was a beacon of democracy in the region but has ...
The Africa Report

In Mali, Assimi Goïta is trying to contain the war as jihadists target fuel supply routes

Fuel has become the sinews of war in Mali. For several weeks, the country has been facing a severe fuel shortage due to blockades on supply routes set up by Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) ...
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Junta leader’s silence adds to Mali’s deepening political crisis

Mali’s military junta faces mounting instability after coordinated jihadist and rebel attacks over the weekend left Defence ...