Abdou Salam Diepkilé
Mali dialogue proposes junta leader as president, calls for dissolution of political parties
Defying democratic norms, a state-backed political conference in Mali has proposed enshrining junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita, who rose to power through successive coups as the country’s official president. The recommendation emerged Tuesday from a controversial national dialogue in the capital, Bamako, where delegates also proposed sweeping changes to the country’s democratic structure, including scrapping…
