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