Mali’s junta leader to be veep of transitional government

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The head of Mali’s military junta says he will serve as the vice president in a transitional government that is supposed to bring about a return to democracy more than a month after a coup d’etat. But the move is likely to be rejected by the international community, which has called for civilian leadership and the dissolution of the junta.  Coup leader Col. Assimi Goita made the announcement himself Monday on Mali’s state television, ORTM. He said