The head of Mali's military junta appoints himself to the highest rank in the army - The Round Table The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 has campaigned himself to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military distinction announced only by two former heads of state in the ...
BAMAKO, Mali -- The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 advocated himself Wednesday to the rank of army general with special title: Colonel Assimi Goita of the land army, the highest military distinction revealed only by two former heads of state in the country’s history.
The move by Goita is a sign that he has no intention of ceding power to civilians in the landlocked West African country.
The announcement was made by the Council of Ministers, which published a statement on the website of the Malian government’s general secretariat. Five other highly influential colonels of the Malian military junta were also campaigned “exceptionally” to the rank of four-star generals.
“This is another indication that junta leaders will continue to position themselves as the only rulers, and have no intention of having a democratic transition into civilian administer anytime soon,” reported Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow at the Morocco-based Policy Center for the New South.
No date has yet been set for Mali’s presidential election.
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Published 10/17/2024