
Mali: Ministere de l’Administration Territoriale et de la Decentralisation – Communique No. 077 du Gouvernement de la Transition (14.08.2025)




If you don’t have popularity or have any proper achievements to show ahead of polls. That’s the time to give yourself some titles and awards. The Chama Cha Mapundzi (CCM) and the government of Tanzania is no different than other dictatorships in this regard. That President Samia Suluhu Hassan has gotten herself two awards now.
The President has gotten herself the Presidential Global Water Changemakers Awards 2025 and the Council for International Military Sports (CISM). In two separate ceremonies she has gotten this, as well, as driving a huge convoy to pick up her nomination forms and becoming the Presidential Candidate for the CCM. That’s what she’s been doing.
This election won’t be neither free or fair. Just like the previous ones. The CCM has no interests in ensuring justice or the proper representation in public offices. No, the President and the Higher Representatives will be installed and secured the massive majority for the ruling regime. The President and the authorities are there to ensure this.
The ones that are hopeful for the October 2025 elections are fools. That’s why Tundu Lissu is behind bars and CHADEMA is boycotting the affairs. The authorities has blocked the party already. So, the game is set and the match is already fixed. The others participating is only validating and giving credits to the CCM. They cannot win or even challenge CCM. If they would… they wouldn’t be on the ballot and will only be a fringe minority in the grand scheme of things.
These sorts of awards are to gloss over the procedures and the protocol that is used to stifle the opposition. Like it is supposed to look good and make a great impression of the President. Just like everything is on the up and up. Meanwhile, the grim reality is visible right in front of us.
The President and the CCM trying to play people for fools. These sorts of acts are created for making headlines and trying forge an image. However, the acts of the state and the implementation of it… shows the sinister acts of the state and what it is willing to do. That’s why the state is using it’s power and instruments to keep control.
The ones that cannot see it… aren’t getting the grasp of everything. All the laws of censorship and monitoring social media. All the means of controlling the political parties and their internal affairs. Those has been created and made to give the CCM more power. Therefore, these elections are just to continue to legitimize their reign. That’s it… Peace.















“Still no official confirmation of the wave of arrests of senior army officials, including Abass Dembélé and Nema Sagara, for an alleged attempt at “destabilization.” In the latest message posted on its social media, the Malian Presidency specifies that: “The President of the Transition, H.E. Army General Assimi GOÏTA, Head of State, presided over the traditional monthly flag-raising ceremony at the Koulouba Palace this Monday. The ceremony saw the massive presence of the collaborators of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.”” (Tama Media, 11.08.2025).
“A separate source within the army confirmed an “attempt at destabilisation”, adding: “We have gone ahead with the necessary arrests”. Among those arrested was General Abass Dembele, a former governor of the central Mopti region and a respected military officer. “Soldiers came early on Sunday morning (Sunday) to arrest General Abass Dembele in Kati,” on the outskirts of the capital Bamako, a figure close to the officer said” (Ugoma Media, 11.08.2025).
The days of Mali: Colonel Assimi Goïta aren’t easy. His targeted from the inside and the outside. The leverage of power is fickle and mutinies, heck, possible coup attempts can appear out of thin air. The head of state and army commander aren’t ruling on strength, but on wisdom and a little piece of luck. As he has to navigate the treacherous waters and the continuation of staying in power.
Certainly, the arrests of several generals and dozens of soldiers is compelling. After the speculated coup d’etat and assassination attempt over the weekend. Bamako must be filled with rumours and talks of what could have gone down. It just shows what happens when you reside in the midst of warlords and trust guns more than people.
This what happens when you also let people rule by decree and not by the will of the people. That’s when others tries to find a moment of weakness, a moment of sudden peril and strike hard. They try to plan, clandestine missions to overthrow and takeover power from others. Just like the Colonel has done in the past. If someone knows this game, it’s the man who did it himself and done it successfully. The current Head of State knows this and it’s common knowledge too.
That’s why these sorts of attempts will only happen and for a reason. The power vacuum and lack of progress, the lack of integrity and the lack of accountability. The personification of the state and continued hostile takeover. Will just make it worse and ensure the will to overthrow the current leadership. As it is made on a false premise and will cause more uncertainty in the days ahead. Especially, since it isn’t bending to the will of the people or any sort of popular uprising. No, they are just blind-siding everyone with the power of the gun. That’s it and it isn’t even poetic.
It is live by the gun and die by the gun. That’s the memo. This is what sort of regime that is in power and wants to linger there. The colonel has no plan to step down and only buying himself more time to stay in office. He will find any excuse in the book and ensure his longevity. That’s what he will do and everyone should be aware of just that. This is why other people pick up guns and plots against him. Because everyone knows that he intends to stay indefinitely and has no future plans to retire. Therefore, there is only one way out… and we can all see it coming. Peace.