Mali strongman vows to honour poll commitments
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Assimi Goita was sworn in as President
Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita vowed to honour his country’s commitments and reaffirmed the goal of staging elections by next February as he was sworn in as transitional President on Monday following his second coup in less than a year. The ceremony in Bamako came after Col. Goita, who headed a coup last August, ousted the civilian President and Prime Minister of a transitional government on May 24. In doing so, he sparked diplomatic uproar and deepened fears of chaos in a country key to efforts to stem the jihadist insurgency sweeping the Sahel.More Related News
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