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Mali military appoints General Abdoulaye Maiga as new PM
The former Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga was sacked a day following his criticism of the military leaders.
Mali military appoints General Abdoulaye Maiga as new PM
Abdoulaye Maiga addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York. Photo / Reuters / Others
November 21, 2024

Mali's junta on Thursday named military officer General Abdoulaye Maiga as the new prime minister, after sacking civilian premier Choguel Kokalla Maiga a day earlier following his criticism of the military leaders.

"Major General Abdoulaye Maiga is appointed prime minister," said a decree issued by junta chief General Assimi Goita and read out by the secretary general of the presidency on state television station ORTM.

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SOURCE:AFP
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