Tag: Boubacar Keita

Ousted Mali president Keita suffers stroke

Ishaku Yohanna

Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has not been seen in public since his August 18 ouster in a coup, has been hospitalised after suffering a brief stroke-like attack, a doctor said Wednesday. Keita, 75, was admitted to a private clinic in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening, he said. According to thorough analysis, the president was the victim of a transient ischaemic attack. It is an alert, but he is recovering well at the moment, a doctor at the facility said. A transient ischaemic attack, also called a…

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Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS plan, demands President Keitas resignation

Ishaku Yohanna

A protest movement that has sprung up in Mali, shaking President Ibrahim Boubacar Keitas grip on power, on Tuesday rejected a compromise put forward by regional leaders and insisted that he quit. In a statement, the so-called June 5 Movement said it demands the resignation of Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his regime more than ever, accusing them of bearing full responsibility for Malis crisis. The announcement came a day after heads of the 15-nation bloc ECOWAS stood by Keita and urged him to forge a unity government and resolve…

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ECOWAS leaders take tough decisions on Mali crisis

Ishaku Yohanna

West African leaders on Monday adopted a tough four-point plan in a bid to resolve Mali’s political crisis, including calling for the resignations of 31 parliamentarians elected in disputed polls and for the swift creation of a unity government.  In a statement issued after an extraordinary video summit, heads of the 15-nation, West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, stood by Malis embattled President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. But the bloc also called for a unity government to be “established rapidly” and urged the opposition to join it. Addressing demands by protestors that Keita…

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