By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bamada.net
Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has appointed General Amadou Haya Sanogo as chair of the board of the National Office for Veterans, Retired Military Personnel and War Victims of Mali (ONAC-M). The decree making the appointment, dated 22 October 2026, gives Sanogo a responsibility within the body serving these groups, Bamada.net reports.
Malian transitional president Assimi Goïta and Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso discussed security in the Sahel and African cooperation in Moscow for more than an hour on 27 October 2026, according to Mali’s presidency, Journal de Brazza and Seneweb. Goïta reaffirmed that any partnership with Mali must respect its sovereignty, the choices of its people and its national interests.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Mali Actu ·
Malian President Assimi Goïta received an AES delegation in Moscow on 29 October 2026, led by Burkina Faso’s prime minister and Niger’s foreign affairs minister. The officials discussed diplomatic coordination and cooperation with Russia, according to the Malian presidency.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet the Malian delegation led by transitional president Assimi Goïta on 30 October 2026 on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. The meeting is among the 24 bilateral talks Putin plans from 27 to 30 October, reports L’Indicateur du Renouveau.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·
At the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, Mali’s transitional president Assimi Goïta advocated on 29 October for partnerships based on sovereignty, equality between states and non-interference. He also defended an Africa able to set its priorities and choose its partners, according to the report published by Bamada.net.
🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·
Coach crash kills one and seriously injures 35 between Kati and SamèA coach travelling from Bamako to Kéniéba overturned on Thursday 29 October 2026 on the Kati-Samè route, killing one person and seriously injuring 35, with several others lightly injured, according to Bamada.net and Journal du Niger. The vehicle was carrying about 70 passengers. Journal du Niger reports that rescue workers evacuated the injured and the gendarmerie opened an investigation.
Guinea identifies concentration of civil servants in three ministriesGuinea’s Minister for the Modernisation of Administration and the Civil Service, Faya François Bourouno, presented the distribution of state employees: Education has about 49,000, Security nearly 20,000, and Health is among the largest public employers. He called for better organisation of the administration’s human resources at the presentation of work on staffing frameworks, according to Guinéenews.The week in Africa
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