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Mali: Goïta speaks as fractures appear within the junta Three days after the FLA and JNIM offensive, which claimed the life of defence minister General Sadio Camara, Assimi Goïta broke his silence on 28 April. But the crisis has already laid bare the divisions within the military regime.
Mali junta chief takes over defence minister's role amid criticism from UN The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday over reports of extrajudicial killings allegedly carried out by the security forces in Mali, which has been plunged into crisis following an assault on ruling junta strongholds. This comes as junta leader Assimi Goïta announces he will take on the additional role of defence minister.
Assimi Goïta franchit un nouveau cap dans la centralisation du pouvoir en s’attribuant le portefeuille de la Défense de Sadio Camara. Une décision qui intervient dans un contexte sécuritaire dégradé et de recomposition des équilibres au sommet de l’État.
France urged its citizens on Wednesday to leave Mali “as soon as possible”, after military leader General Assimi Goïta said the country’s worsening security crisis was “under control” following major attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists.
The death of the defence minister, the chief architect of the country’s alliance with Russia, leaves Assimi Goïta’s regime in its most precarious position since the 2020 coup.