Tag: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Former Mali president Toure, democratic icon toppled in coup, has died
Former Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure, who won acclaim for pursuing democratic reforms before being toppled by a military coup in 2012, has died...
Mali says troops regain control of village besieged by jihadists
Malian troops have regained control of a village in the centre of the country where more than 2 000 residents have been besieged by...
ISS: What causes Africa’s coups? That is the question
The near unanimous condemnation of the mutiny in Mali followed by the forced resignation of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta questions the consensus around unconstitutional...
Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin
Ousted Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left the country on Saturday for medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, an adviser said, as talks about a...
ISS: Navigating Mali’s political transition
After months of public protests, a military uprising culminated in the arrest of Mali’s president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on 18 August 2020, compelling him...
President Ramaphosa condemns developments in Mali
African Union (AU)Â Chair and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the unconstitutional change of government in Mali.
The AU Chair learnt with concern of developments...
An office chair and water cooler among the spoils of Mali’s...
In the chaotic hours between shots being fired at barracks outside Bamako and the president’s reluctant resignation, the first spoils of Tuesday’s coup in...
Mali protests resume as thousands call for president to resign
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mali’s rainy capital Bamako on Tuesday renewing calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to step down...
Why Mali is in turmoil again
West African heads of state are meeting via video link on Monday to try to resolve a political crisis in Mali they worry could...
Influential cleric Dicko emerges as driver of Mali protest movement
When five West African presidents arrive in Mali on Thursday to try to defuse a political crisis that has alarmed governments in the region...
Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS proposals on ending political crisis
An influential opposition group in Mali rejected a proposal by regional mediators on Sunday aimed at ending a political crisis in which at least...
Villagers killed in central Mali as mediators seek to restore stability
Armed men killed at least 12 villagers in central Mali, local officials said on Thursday, while in the capital Bamako West African mediators held...
Protesters injured in Mali demonstrations as UN calls for calm
Police in Mali’s capital Bamako fired into the air on Monday to disperse protesters calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, witnesses said,...
Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters
Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from...
Mali president offers concessions to end political stalemate
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has offered concessions in a move to unblock a stalemate with opposition leaders that has mired the country in turmoil...
Mali opposition seeks to curb president’s authority in reform plan
Opponents of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday sought to end a political crisis by proposing reforms to neuter his authority and hand...
ISS: Mistrust taints Mali’s polls
On 20 August, Mali's Constitutional Court confirmed the victory of incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was elected with 67.16% of the...
Thousands of Malians rally against President Keita before election
Thousands of Malians marched through the capital Bamako on Friday against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who will seek re-election next month.
A similar...
Mali leader warns UN: Qaeda, Islamic State gaining ground in country
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita warned the United Nations on Friday that the failure to fully implement a nationwide peace accord was...
Malian defence minister fired
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has fired Defence Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly after suspected Islamist militants briefly seized the village of Boni...
Mali’s president names new government ahead of peace talks
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has approved a new government, the third since he took power less than two years ago, before...
Peace talks on the horizon in Mali
Mali's new prime minister has pledged to revive long-delayed peace talks on the troubled north while armed groups from the region said...
Mali government resigns, new PM appointed
Mali's government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late...
Broken north undermines Keita’s pledge of strong, united Mali
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won power with a pledge to resurrect a "strong and united" Mali from the ashes of a war...
Party of Mali’s president wins legislative elections
The party of Mali's new president, together with its political allies, won the majority of seats in parliamentary elections, according to provisional...
Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, U.N. nerve
Nine months after they were scattered across the Sahara by waves of French air strikes, Islamists in Mali are making a comeback...
Mali’s president replaces junta-linked army chief
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has replaced the head of the army, further marginalizing officers involved in a coup that helped plunge...