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Vol 67 No 9

Published 1st May 2026


Mali

The junta loses control after the onslaught and a stalemate sets in

Assimi Goïta’s regime is teetering as insurgent attacks intensify and its Russian allies withdraw

Three days after Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) fighters killed defence minister Sadio Camara and destroyed his home in Kati, General Assimi Goïta finally resurfaced. After the attacks began, Goïta fled to an old air base in Bamako. The Kati attack formed part of a combined and coordinated operation with rebels of the Front de libération de l’Azawad (FLA), which targeted five localities across Mali almost simultaneously.

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