Colonel Assimi Goïta

Mali's interim President, Assimi Goita survived a knife attack on Tuesday, according to the government. The attack took place on the two-time coup leader in Bamako during prayers for Muslim festival of Eid al Adha, meaning "Feast of…

Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of the post-coup junta in Mali has been named as the country's transitional President by the constitutional court. The ruling issued late on Friday May 28, said Assimi Goita would “lead the transition process…

Leader of Mali’s 2020 coup, Colonel Assimi Goita, has declared himself the country’s President, hours after after stripping the country’s interim president, Bah Ndaw and former prime minister, Moctar Ouane of their powers. The two…

Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, has been sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on Friday. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on…

Mali's former defence minister, Ba N'Daou, has been named as president of the country's new transition government. N’Daou will oversee the 18-month transition period in which election is expected to be conducted to usher in a new…