BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, ...

Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita and five other key figures in the military administration have been promoted to general, according to a statement released after a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A supporter of Mali's M5-RFP opposition coalition, holds a poster of the colonel Assimi Goita during a rally to mark a ...

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, ...

In late July 2020, as Mali’s fragile health system buckled under the weight of the pandemic, Ourmar faced a desperate journey. His 64-year-old father had fallen gravely ill in their rural village on ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 has promoted himself to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the ...