Mali junta names new prime minister
By DW
08 June 2021 |
12:08 pm
The leader of the latest military coup has named a new prime minister. Choguel Maiga, a Malian political veteran, was a key player in the protest movement against deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in 2020.
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