US EditionMali national dialogue recommends naming junta leader president and dissolving political parties
- A national conference held in Bamako on April 29, 2025, proposed appointing Assimi Goita, the leader of the junta who took control after the 2020 and 2021 coups, as Mali's president.
- Goita seized power after military coups in 2020 and 2021 and has led an interim government since then.
- The conference proposed granting Goita a five-year presidential mandate, dissolving all political parties, and tightening party formation rules.
- Goita, age 41 and now a five-star general, presides amid ongoing delays to elections originally set for February 2022.
- The recommendations are expected to be enacted soon and reflect continued military control amid Mali's security challenges from jihadist groups.
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Mali national dialogue recommends naming junta leader Goita president with five-year term
A national conference of political actors in Mali has recommended naming junta leader Assimi Goita, who seized power following coups in 2020 and 2021, as president with a five-year mandate, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mali national dialogue recommends naming junta leader Goita president
A national conference of political actors in Mali has recommended naming junta leader Assimi Goita, who seized power following coups in 2020 and 2021, as president with a five-year mandate, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mali Junta Leader Gets Backing to Serve as President Until 2030
A forum organized by Mali’s army-led government proposed that junta leader Assimi Goita remain in power five more years, the third West African nation under military control to impose such a delay in the return to civilian rule.
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