Draft law excludes Mali junta chief from presidential run

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). Malik Konate | AFP

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  • The junta had proposed staying in power for up to five years before staging elections -- despite an earlier commitment to hold a vote on February 2

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