In the spotlight: Assimi Goïta targeted by an assassination attempt
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Malian President Assimi Goïta participated in the Eid el-Kebir celebrations in the Great Mosque of Bamako on July 20, 2021, just before being attacked by two armed men.
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By: Sébastien Duhamel Follow
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With this "
stabbing attempt
" against the president of the transition, "
it is a Tabaski which will undoubtedly remain engraved in the collective memory
", warns
Le Journal du Mali
from the outset
.
An attempted aggression at the Great Mosque of Bamako and which "
caused a stir among our compatriots
", writes
L'Essor
.
The newspaper delivers the story of events. “
On this day of celebration of the feast of Eid el-Kebir,
we can read,
the Head of State was at the mosque for collective prayer. He had Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga, the president of the CNT, Colonel Malick Diaw and other personalities by his side,
”explains
L'Essor
. The incident "
occurred at the end of the prayer, when the imam had gone out to slaughter his sheep, in accordance with the precept of Islam
."
“
Then taking advantage of the movement of the crowd,
we read again,
two individuals dressed in civilian clothes appeared out of nowhere to try to attack President Assimi Goïta.
One of the attackers was subdued on the spot while the other managed to blend in with the crowd of Muslim worshipers.
"
L'Essor
underlines that for the moment
,
"
no information has been given on the identity of the attackers
"but that"
in an interview with the press after the incident, the president of the transition wanted to reassure
" , claiming that it was an “
isolated and controlled action
”.
The spotlight once again on Mali
Events which attract the attention of the international press and once again shine the spotlight on Mali.
The French press in particular returns to it, but it is not the only one.
We find this assassination attempt on many sites, from
Fraternité Matin
in Côte d'Ivoire to
Al Jazeera
in Qatar, via
Wakat Séra
in Burkina Faso.
The Burkinabè media also offers an editorial with a shocking title and a somewhat… dubious taste, shall we say: “
Who wanted to make Assimi Goïta the sacrificial sheep
?
“, He posted in One.
Doubtful, but "
Who is behind this assassination attempt
?"
», Asks
Wakat Séra
more seriously.
An attempt which, if it had succeeded, underlines the editorial, “
would have plunged Mali into a mourning which would increase those resulting from the daily killings orchestrated by the jihadists. Unless,
again
Wakat Sera
always,
unless the act is part of the staging of which are expert politicians to victimize or operate purges in the ranks of their opponents
.
In any case, all the tracks seem plausible even if the isolated act is, for the moment, mentioned,
analyzes the Burkinabè site. But for him what is already certain is that Assimi Goïta is
"
far from having only friends
". "
Whether in the army or in the political microcosm, the author of two military putsch, including that of August 19, 2020 which won the regime of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and that of May 2021 against his predecessor, Bah N'Daw , does not only have admirers.
"
Mali and Burkina Faso, two countries at the time of Tabaski
A particular Tabaski in Mali, especially since "
the jihadists are endangering the party
"
,
Malijet
tells us
. “
Beyond the usual rise in prices in the face of strong demand, insecurity compromises the proper delivery of animals to markets,
” observes the website. "
These tensions are mainly concentrated in areas where jihadist armed groups are rampant and mainly in the center of the country,
" he said. Each year, the price of sheep increases during this period, but this year the increase is 30% higher than in 2020, reports Malijet. “
A sheep can then negotiate for up to 500,000
FCFA at the market
. "
Regardless, the sheep remain the kings, in Mali as in Senegal: "
Ladoum, Azawad, Toubabir
...
The star sheep of the festival
", headlines
Walf
. “
Brought up in homes or from the sub-region, they have good press in Senegal,
” the Senegalese newspaper tells us. And if “
some have choices on the races, others do not care. The average Senegalese prefers to buy a sheep corresponding to his purse, regardless of the breed, color and quality of the meat
”
,
we learn. However, be careful, warns
Walf
again
, “
Islamologists define the type of sheep suitable for being slain for the sacrifice of the festival of Eid el-Kebir.
".
All the details can be found in
Walf
.
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