Mali constitutional court declares Colonel Goita transitional President

Colonel Goita had originally been named Vice President with other key posts given to fellow army officers

Mali’s constitutional court on Friday named Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of the post-coup junta, as the country’s transitional president. The judgement stipulated that Colonel Goita would “exercise the functions of transitional president to lead the transition process to its conclusion”, following his seizure of power this week. The constitutional court said it had made the decision due to the “vacancy in the presidency” following the resignation of caretaker president Bah Ndaw.