President Goita of Mali heads the Ministry of Defense

President of Mali, Supreme Commander of the armed forces Assimi Goita became the head of the country's defense ministry. This was reported on May 4 by the ORTM TV channel.

"President Goita assumes the functions of Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs," the TV presenter read out the decree, the recording is available on the publication's YouTube channel.

Mali — about protection: will the country's authorities be able to contain the onslaught of terrorists

The situation in the African Republic remains tense — there are losses in the Russian unit.

On April 28, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Kamara was killed in a suicide bombing near his residence. The ministry added that the terrorists tried to seize a number of key facilities in the capital of Mali, the city of Bamako.