Mali’s military leader Assimi Goïta appointed Major General Abdoulaye Maïga as the country’s new prime minister on Thursday, after dismissing his predecessor Choguel Kokalla Maïga.
The secretary general of the presidential office, Alfousseyni Diawara, announced the dismissal of the former prime minister and his government on national television on Wednesday evening, stating that "the duties of the prime minister and the members of the government are terminated.”
The move came after Choguel Kokalla Maïga’s remarks at a rally in Bamako on Saturday, in which he accused the junta of unilaterally and indefinitely postponing the transition process that was initially set to begin on March 26.
The former prime minister had also expressed frustration over the lack of debate on the issue, claiming he has been left to rely on media reports for updates. Goïta was among the rebels to overthrow the government in 2020 and then became interim president after another coup in 2021. (DPA)