Assimi Goïta

Malian military officer

Assimi Goïta is a Malian military officer who has ruled Mali since 2021. He has served as the sixth president of Mali since 2025, previously serving as the interim vice president under Interim President Bah Ndaw from 2020 to 2021 and then as the interim president until 2025. He also served as the president of the Alliance of Sahel States from 2024 to 2025.

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Assimi Goita

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World Africa Politics

Mali junta leader takes defense role

Mali's Assimi Goïta names himself defense minister amid a surge in rebel attacks and territorial losses.

Mali's junta and its Russian ally lose ground in the North Le Monde — May 05, 01:55 AM
Malian troops held by rebels amid rising conflict 📹 Al Jazeera — May 05, 00:53 AM · 2min
Assimi Goita appoints himself defence minister • FRANCE 24 English 📹 France 24 — May 04, 20:39 PM · 11min
Mali leader Goita takes defence post after minister killed Al Jazeera — May 04, 19:42 PM
Mali's junta leader takes over defense ministry after the minister was killed in militant attacks ABC News — May 04, 18:14 PM
Mali junta leader to assume extra role as defence minister Vanguard News — May 04, 15:56 PM
Mali buries defence minister after national mourning as attacks intensify 📹 Al Jazeera — May 01, 00:38 AM · 2min
Jihadists urge united front against Mali junta as Bamako blockade begins France 24 — Apr 30, 23:58 PM
Mali pays tribute to Defence Minister Sadio Camara • FRANCE 24 English 📹 France 24 — Apr 30, 20:52 PM · 12min
Jihadists Are on the Brink of an African Caliphate Wall Street Journal — Apr 30, 14:55 PM
Malian jihadists seek to blockade Bamako Le Monde — Apr 30, 12:12 PM
Mali crisis deepens as separatists and jihadists step up attacks France 24 — Apr 30, 11:04 AM
Mali’s junta asked Russians to bring order. Militants just stormed in. Washington Post — Apr 30, 08:56 AM
Al Qaeda fighters blockade Mali capital: Chaos in Bamako as conflict with govt intensifies 📹 Al Jazeera — Apr 30, 02:44 AM · 2min
Mali faces 'very high risk' of new coup d'état, analyst says, amid jihadist insurgence 📹 France 24 — Apr 29, 19:37 PM · 10min
Tuareg rebels urge Russian forces to leave Mali France 24 — Apr 29, 18:15 PM
Islamic State-linked insurgents leave Mali town as army tries to reassert control The Straits Times — Apr 29, 15:38 PM
Mali’s armed groups fill a government vacuum – addressing this is key to ending the violence The Conversation — Apr 29, 15:06 PM
Tuareg rebels vow Mali junta ‘will fall’, north will be captured Vanguard News — Apr 29, 13:44 PM
Mali turmoil threatens Russian push for influence and mineral wealth in Africa The Straits Times — Apr 29, 13:28 PM