Assimi Goïta completes four shots during Moscow exercise
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Malian transitional president Assimi Goïta took part in a shooting exercise at a Russian army base during his visit to Moscow. He hit the head of a silhouette target four times, in an episode reported by Seneweb after the Russia-Africa summit.
Malian transitional president General Assimi Goïta completed four shots during an exercise held at a Russian army base in Moscow, hitting the head of a silhouette target each time, Seneweb reports.
Before coming to power, Assimi Goïta commanded the Autonomous Battalion of Special Forces and Training Centres (BAFS-CA), a unit of the Malian army. He took part in the exercise after watching the Russian military, according to Seneweb.
The exercise took place during Assimi Goïta’s visit to the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, which he attended on 25 October. The Malian transitional president returned to Bamako on 1 November, after the meeting, which focused in particular on his country’s priorities.
