BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime. Goita on Thursday appointed Gen. Abdoulaye Maïga as prime minister, according to an announcement on ORTM by Alfouseyni Diawara, secretary general of the Malian presidency. Abdoulaye Maïga’s appointment effectively …
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days after Maïga criticized the military regime. Mali has been ruled by military leaders since a junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year. Maïga, who was appointed by the military two years ago, accused the junta of postponing the …
The wells bringing hope in the desert Alamy In the Malian Sahara Desert, a lack of water fuels community discord At the encroaching edge of the Sahara Desert, community tensions are tightly bound up with the search for water. And when there is water, it is not of good quality,” says Almahady Cissé, the head of Cri de Cœur, a …