Mali’s Security, Justice ministers dismissed in cabinet reshuffle
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday effected a cabinet reshuffle that saw Security Minister Gen. Sada Samake and his Justice counterpart Mahamadou Diarra dismissed from government, an official source said.
President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (L) meets with President of the Council of Nation of Algeria Abdelkader Bensalah in Algiers, Algeria, on March 22, 2015. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita arrived in Algiers Sunday for a 3-day visit to Algeria.
(Xinhua)
The source said the new government which is comprised of 31 ministers as opposed to 29 in the previous government that was formed on Jan. 10, 2015, has four new faces. President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (L) meets with President of the Council of Nation of Algeria Abdelkader Bensalah in Algiers, Algeria, on March 22, 2015. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita arrived in Algiers Sunday for a 3-day visit to Algeria. (Xinhua)
The Security ministry has now been taken over by the governor of Kayes region, Col. Salif Traore while the Justice ministry has been taken over by Madam Sanogo Aminata Malle.
It was noted that among the four new cabinet members, there was no minister from the armed groups in the North. Enditem
