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BAMAKO, May 4 – The leader of Mali’s military government, Assimi Goita, has taken over as defence minister after the military officer who previously filled the role was killed in coordinated attacks on April 25 by al Qaeda-linked militants and Tuareg separatists, state television reported on Monday.
Mali’s army chief of staff, General Oumar Diarra, will serve as minister delegate for defence, said the report, which described the move as a “strategic decision coming in a security context that remains sensitive.”
The simultaneous attacks…
