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Mali bids state farewell to ex-president Keita
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...
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mali junta urges end to 'vandalism' and return to normality
Demonstrators notably torched the offices of the attorney of former justice minister Kassim Tapo.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
