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FILE: Late Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Picture: AFP

Ibrahim boubacar keita

Mali bids state farewell to ex-president Keita

By AFP

Interim Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga attended the ceremony in a military camp in the Sahel state's capital Bamako, where the ex-leader's coffin was...

  • FILE: Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Picture: AFP

    Mali ex-president Keita dies two years after coup ouster

    Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said he was "saddened to learn of the death of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita", adding that "it is with great emotion that I bow before his memory".

    122 days ago
  • Malian soldiers dance after the handover ceremony of the Barkhane military base by the French army in Timbuktu on 14 December 2021. Picture: AFP

    Conflict-riddled Mali agrees to 1,000 extra UN peacekeepers

    Mali has agreed to accept 1,000 UN peacekeepers from nearby Chad, following France's move to reduce troops in its conflict-torn former colony.

    151 days ago
  • Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (front row 2nd L) speaks during a press conference in Kati, Mali on 19 August 2020. Coup leaders in Mali faced a wave of international pressure a day after they forced out Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita weakened by months of mass protests. Picture: AFP

    Mali timeline: A year of turmoil

    On 18 August 2020, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is overthrown by a group of young army officers after months of protests sparked by perceived corruption and failure to quash jihadist violence.

    273 days ago
  • Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (front row 2nd L) speaks during a press conference in Kati, Mali on 19 August 2020. Coup leaders in Mali faced a wave of international pressure a day after they forced out Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita weakened by months of mass protests. Picture: AFP

    Mali post-coup govt says elections set for February 2022

    The first round of voting for the presidency and legislature will take place on February 27 2022, followed by runoff votes on March 13 and 22 respectively, the minister of territorial administration, Lieutenant Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga, told reporters.

    398 days ago
  • Transition Mali President Bah Ndaw is seen during his inauguration ceremony at the Centre International de Conferences de Bamako in Bamako on 25 September 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Mali interim president sworn in, vows handover power within 18-month limit

    Bah Ndaw said in a speech he would strive for 'a stable, calm and successful transition, in the agreed conditions and timeframe.'

    600 days ago
  • From (L-R): Presidents of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara, ECOWAS Commissioner Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou, and President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria pose for a group photo during an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders summit in Niamey on 7 September 2020. Picture: AFP

    Ecowas hopes for civilian-led transition govt in Mali 'in days'

    President Nana Akufo-Addo, who currently chairs Ecowas, said that a mediator would travel to Bamako in a week and the 15-nation bloc wanted the process finished.

    609 days ago
  • Colonel Malick Diaw (C), vice-president of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) gestures to a crowd of supporters as he arrives escorted by Malian soldiers at the Independence square in Bamako, on 21 August 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Mali junta to hold transition talks as pressure mounts

    The military rulers have this time invited to the talks the June 5 Movement, which spearheaded a protest movement that led to the toppling of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

    624 days ago
  • Colonel Malick Diaw (C), vice-president of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) gestures to a crowd of supporters as he arrives escorted by Malian soldiers at the Independence square in Bamako, on 21 August 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Ecowas agrees Mali transitional government to last a year: Nigerian presidency

    The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) held a summit on Friday to discuss Mali’s future and whether to lift sanctions on the country following last week’s ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

    628 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 30 June 2020 former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a photo during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott. Picture: AFP

    Mali junta says it has freed ousted president Keita

    Keita’s whereabouts could not immediately be confirmed. His residence in Bamako appeared deserted at midday with no sign of the usual security presence outside, a local resident said, asking not to be named.

    629 days ago
  • Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (front row 2nd L) speaks during a press conference in Kati, Mali on 19 August 2020. Coup leaders in Mali faced a wave of international pressure a day after they forced out Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita weakened by months of mass protests. Picture: AFP

    Mali junta wants three-year military rule, agrees to free president

    Last week's coup, Mali's second in eight years, followed months of protests calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign as public discontent with the government grew over the collapsing economy and a brutal Islamist insurgency.

    632 days ago
  • Colonel Malick Diaw (C), vice-president of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) gestures to a crowd of supporters as he arrives escorted by Malian soldiers at the Independence square in Bamako, on 21 August 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Thousands join Mali rally to celebrate Keita's ouster

    Thousands gathered in the capital's Independence Square, the birthplace of a months-long protest movement, many of them draped in Mali's national flag and blasting on vuvuzela horns.

    635 days ago
  • FILE: Malian imam and former head of the High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM), Mahmoud Dicko (C) gives a speech during the official launch of his movement, the 'Coordination of movements, associations and sympathisers' (CMAS) on 7 September 2019 in Bamako. Picture: AFP

    Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

    The mutineers met Mahmoud Dicko, a Salafist preacher who electrified protesters during anti-Keita demonstrations in recent weeks that drew tens of thousands of people.

    636 days ago
  • Malian Air Force deputy chief of staff Ismael Wague (front row 2nd L) speaks during a press conference in Kati, Mali on 19 August 2020. Coup leaders in Mali faced a wave of international pressure a day after they forced out Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita weakened by months of mass protests. Picture: AFP

    Mali junta urges end to 'vandalism' and return to normality

    Demonstrators notably torched the offices of the attorney of former justice minister Kassim Tapo.

    637 days ago
  • Malian soldiers are celebrated as they arrive at the Indipendence square in Bamako on 18 August 2020. Mali's Prime Minister Boubou Cisse called on 18 August 2020, for 'fraternal dialogue' with soldiers who seized a key military garrison and have triggered fears of a coup attempt. Picture: AFP.

    African Union suspends Mali's membership after coup

    The suspension will last until constitutional order is restored, it said, demanding the release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other senior officials.

    637 days ago
  • This frame grab obtained by AFP from ORTM (Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali) on 19 August 2020 shows Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announcing his resignation on national television, as well as the dissolution of parliament and the government, after his arrest following a military revolt. Picture: AFP

    AU chair Ramaphosa condemns ‘unconstitutional change of govt’ in Mali

    The AU chairperson on Wednesday called for an immediate return to civilian rule and for the military to return to their barracks.

    637 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 30 June 2020 former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a photo during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott. Picture: AFP

    Mali coup leaders pledge new elections after detaining president

    Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's government had been beset by months of protests over economic stagnation, corruption and a brutal Islamist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives.

    637 days ago
  • Hundreds of anti-government protesters poured into a central square in Bamako to celebrate and cheer the mutineers as they drove through in military vehicles and fired rounds of celebratory gunfire. Picture: AFP

    Mali president resigns after detention by military, deepening crisis

    Looking tired and wearing a surgical mask, Keita resigned in a brief address broadcast on state television after troops seized him along with Prime Minister Boubou Cisse and other top officials.

    637 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 30 June 2020 former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a photo during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott. Picture: AFP

    Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, deepening crisis

    Keita’s detention at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian officials and military officers.

    638 days ago
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