The remains of the former Malian President, General Amadou Toumani Touré, arrived in Bamako on Saturday at 6am local time from Istanbul, Turkey, official sources said. The body was received by the Vice-President of the Transition, Colonel Assimi Goita, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, and members of the government, a statement from the Malian presidency announced. The state funeral of the illustrious departed is scheduled for the palace of Armes du Génie Militaire, in Bamako, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The ceremony will be attended by the president…
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