•Colonel Mamady Doumbouya (C) Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya officially entered Guinea’s presidential race yesterday, submitting his candidacy for the December 28 elections that are meant to restore constitutional order following the general’s 2021 coup. Doumbouya has ruled the West African nation with an iron fist since first coming to power. ...
•Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita Mali’s military strongman, General Assimi Goita, told Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow today that he wanted to “reinforce” ties with the Kremlin, a key supporter of the West African country’s battle against jihadism. Under the General — who came to power after coups...
•President of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) Assimi Goita (C) Mali’s junta chief yesterday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare criticism of the military rulers. “The duties of the prime minister and the members of the government are terminated,”...
•Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno Chad’s junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won this week’s presidential election in the first round, according to provisional official results released yesterday, extending his family’s decades-long grip on power. Monday’s vote aimed to end three years of military rule in a country crucial to the fight against jihadi...
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