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Ousted Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was hospitalized on Tuesday is said to have suffered ‘a brief stroke-like attack’. A doctor handling his case in a private clinic in Bamako, Mali, capital made the disclosure on…

Ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been hospitalized. Keita was overthrown by mutineering soldiers on August 18 after months of policial crisis in the West African country. He was also detained for over a week before his…

Mali’s military rulers will hold transition talks with political parties and civil society groups this weekend, an official said Tuesday The August 18 putsch has prompted Mali’s neighbours along with ally and former colonial ruler France…

An influential opposition figure in Mali, Mahmoud Dicko on Friday told the country’s new military rulers to ensure they kept to their words. Dicko a key player in mass opposition protests this year, told the junta that they do not have…

Leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African State, (ECOWAS) on Friday insisted on a return to civilian rule in Mali, where rebel troops ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18 and held him for nine days. “If we…

Barely 24-hours after the ousted President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was freed from detention by the country’s reigning junta, West African leaders on Friday convened another extraordinary meeting aimed at finding a lasting solution…

Ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been freed from captivity. Keita was arrested by mutineering soldiers who toppled his government on August 18. The new junta which branded itself, the National Committee for the…

Barring unforeseen circumstances, ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita may be released from captivity any time soon, even as the group of soldiers that took power from him said at the weekend that they would hold on to power for…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan and other West African leaders are currently in Bamako, Mali to meet with ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of the new junta that…

Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP. The explosion in the Koro region, near Mali’s…