{"id":23811,"date":"2025-08-03T10:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=23811"},"modified":"2025-08-03T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:46:27","slug":"did-mali-leader-sign-law-to-keep-him-in-office-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/did-mali-leader-sign-law-to-keep-him-in-office-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Mali leader sign law to keep him in office indefinitely?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: Mali\u2019s transitional president, General Assimi Go\u00efta, has signed a controversial law granting himself a five-year presidential term renewable indefinitely and without elections.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict: TRUE! Multiple credible media reports show that he has extended his rule to a five-year term renewable indefinitely without elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

General Assimi Go\u00efta came to power in Mali following two military coups, one in 2020 and another in 2021. After consolidating power, his transitional government promised a return to civilian rule by March 2024, as reported by Al Jazeera<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent Facebook post by Queen Biba Blog<\/em><\/strong> claimed<\/a> that Mali\u2019s transitional president, General Assimi Go\u00efta, has signed a new law granting himself a renewable five-year presidential term without elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This law overrides earlier promises to return to civilian rule by March 2024, thus allowing Go\u00efta to remain in power until at least 2030. The justification cited is to maintain leadership “until the country is pacified,” thereby raising concerns about growing military control and the erosion of democratic processes in Mali. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixed reactions trail comments from other Facebook users on the post, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mustapha Kallon<\/strong> wrote: \u201cThis move is going to ignite conflicts as time goes on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another commenter, Humble<\/strong> Gramy,<\/strong> stated, \u201cIf he means good for his people, commits to development, and avoids corruption, then until 2050!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also commenting on the post, Harry Cole<\/strong>, said: \u201cIn support! As long as he\u2019s doing what his people want and is happy with it, to the citizens, it\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another user, Konbeh Koroma<\/strong>, also commented: \u201c<\/em>Let Maada Bio go and fight now with his ECOWAS troops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unverified information can fuel misinformation, increase political tensions, and undermine accountability in such a fragile context. Verifying this claim is essential to providing accurate information to the public, preventing the spread of false narratives, and clarifying the legitimacy and details of such a law, if any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mali\u2019s transitional parliament has approved a new law granting its junta leader, General Assimi Go\u00efta, a renewable five-year presidential term without holding elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A July 2025 BBC report<\/a> says the bill allows Go\u00efta to extend his rule “as many times as necessary” until Mali is deemed “pacified.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent reports<\/a> from other credible regional<\/a> and international<\/a> media outlets, including France 24<\/a>, confirmed that the military-led Malian government has indeed passed the new law that effectively extends the transitional period beyond the previously agreed March 2024 deadline. The law<\/a> was adopted by the National Transitional Council (Mali\u2019s military-backed legislative body) and signed by Go\u00efta on July 3rd, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law, signed by General Assimi Go\u00efta, grants him authority to lead Mali until at least 2030 despite the military government’s initial pledge to return to civilian rule<\/a> by March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, France 24<\/a> and The Zambian Observer<\/a> reports further confirmed that the legislation allows Go\u00efta\u2019s mandate to be renewed \u201cas many times as necessary,\u201d and without election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As multiple media reports show, the claim that General Assimi Go\u00efta signed a law giving himself a five-year term renewable indefinitely without elections is TRUE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: Mali\u2019s transitional president, General Assimi Go\u00efta, has signed a controversial law granting himself a five-year presidential term renewable indefinitely and without elections.\u00a0 Verdict: TRUE! Multiple credible media reports show that he has extended his rule to a five-year term renewable indefinitely without elections. Full Text General Assimi Go\u00efta came to power in Mali following two military coups, one in 2020 and another in 2021. After consolidating power, his transitional government promised a return to civilian rule by March 2024, as reported by Al Jazeera.  A recent Facebook post by Queen Biba Blog claimed that Mali\u2019s transitional president, General Assimi Go\u00efta, has signed a new law granting himself a renewable five-year presidential term without elections.  This law overrides earlier promises to return to civilian rule by March 2024, thus allowing Go\u00efta to remain in power until at least 2030. The justification cited is to maintain leadership “until the country is pacified,” thereby raising concerns about growing military control and the erosion of democratic processes in Mali.  Mixed reactions trail comments from other Facebook users on the post, as shown below: Mustapha Kallon wrote: \u201cThis move is going to ignite conflicts as time goes on.\u201d Another commenter, Humble Gramy, stated, \u201cIf he means good for his people, commits to development, and avoids corruption, then until 2050!\u201d Also commenting on the post, Harry Cole, said: \u201cIn support! As long as he\u2019s doing what his people want and is happy with it, to the citizens, it\u2019s fine.\u201d Another user, Konbeh Koroma, also commented: \u201cLet Maada Bio go and fight now with his ECOWAS troops.\u201d Unverified information can fuel misinformation, increase political tensions, and undermine accountability in such a fragile context. Verifying this claim is essential to providing accurate information to the public, preventing the spread of false narratives, and clarifying the legitimacy and details of such a law, if any. Verification Mali\u2019s transitional parliament has approved a new law granting its junta leader, General Assimi Go\u00efta, a renewable five-year presidential term without holding elections.  A July 2025 BBC report says the bill allows Go\u00efta to extend his rule “as many times as necessary” until Mali is deemed “pacified.” Recent reports from other credible regional and international media outlets, including France 24, confirmed that the military-led Malian government has indeed passed the new law that effectively extends the transitional period beyond the previously agreed March 2024 deadline. The law was adopted by the National Transitional Council (Mali\u2019s military-backed legislative body) and signed by Go\u00efta on July 3rd, 2025. The law, signed by General Assimi Go\u00efta, grants him authority to lead Mali until at least 2030 despite the military government’s initial pledge to return to civilian rule by March 2024. Similarly, France 24 and The Zambian Observer reports further confirmed that the legislation allows Go\u00efta\u2019s mandate to be renewed \u201cas many times as necessary,\u201d and without election. Conclusion As multiple media reports show, the claim that General Assimi Go\u00efta signed a law giving himself a five-year term renewable indefinitely without elections is TRUE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,3812,3815,16],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[4481],"class_list":["post-23811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-politics"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-6c3","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":4481,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"patricia-sia-ngevao","display_name":"Patricia Sia Ngevao","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mali-image.jpg?fit=1600%2C1067&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23813,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23811\/revisions\/23813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23811"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=23811"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=23811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}