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A man accused of the assassination attempt on Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, the figure behind two coups in less than a year, has died in custody, the government said on Sunday. The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, had been taken into custody after the assassination attempt on Bamako's large mosque on Tuesday. "During investigations ... his health deteriorated" and he was later hospitalized, but "unfortunately he died", the government said in a statement. It added that an…

In Mali, the man accused of killing Colonel Assimi Goïta, the president of the transition, died at the Grand Mosque in Bamako on Tuesday, in custody on Sunday, July 25, the Malian government said in a statement. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielIt all started at noon this Sunday. A Malian security source informs reporters…

The investigation continues after the assassination attempt on Tuesday against Colonel Assimi Goïta, the Malian transitional president. The attacker, who was arrested in the mosque with a knife, initially spent his time sleeping due to the psychoactive drugs consumed. But today the investigation is slow. as reported from…

In Mali, the transitional president Assimi Goïta fled on Tuesday, July 20, an assassination attempt on the Grand Mosque in Bamako. A man attacked him with a knife and escaped before the police intervened to convict the individual, but a question on everyone's lips: who are the people behind this assassination attempt? as…

An assassination attempt was directed on Tuesday morning, July 20, 2021, at Assimi Goïta, the colonel who has now become interim president. A narrow foiled knife attack at the Grand Mosque in Bamako, while attending Eid al-Adha, the victim's feast. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielAfter the prayer, when the Imam went out…

Two gunmen, including one who used a knife, attacked Mali's interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the Grand Mosque in Bamako in the country's capital, a journalist from the Agence France-Presse (AFP) who was at the scene said. The attack took place during prayers for the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha. Goita has since been taken from the scene, according to the journalist, who said it was not immediately clear if he had been injured. Religious Affairs Minister Mamadou Kone told AFP that a man…

Following the coup in late May, Mali was shut down by several organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Among the conditions for the country to regain its place within the subregional institution is respect for the duration of the transition, ie. presidential and legislative elections at the end of February 2022.…

Coups that are increasingly tolerated by the African Union, the sub-regional organizations and some African friends, it will be necessary to stop putting their authors in the position of having to account. Emmanuel Macron, who announced the end of Operation Barkhane, says France does not need to replace African states forever.…

The new interim president of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, appointed members of a new government on Friday, June 11, where the military was given key positions such as defense, security and national reconciliation, national television said. Ali Coulibaly. The president of the transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, was the chief…

Colonel Assimi Goïta was in ceremonial attire to be sworn in as president of the transition in Bamako on Monday, June 7. He assured that Mali would "respect its commitments". as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielWhite shirt, black tie, officer jacket, so ceremonial dress with the colonel's stripes. And it is quite touching…