![Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP).](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/colonel-assimi-goita-speaks-to-the-press-at-the-malian-ministry-of-defence-in-bamako-mali-on-august-19-2020-after-confirming.jpg?id=34671466&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP).
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