Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
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Assimi Goïta: The man who ousted two presidents in nine months
Colonel Assimi Goïta – now President Assimi Goïta – has once again thrown Mali’s politics into disarray
Turkey goes on charm offensive in West Africa
The foreign minister’s visits to Mali, Senegal and Niger leverage colonial-era hurts to pave the way for Turkey’s investment in francophone Africa
What is happening in Mali is a coup. We must call it that
Zimbabwe called its coup a military-assisted transition to sidestep sanctions. Mali is doing the same. But failing to call power grabs by their name makes it harder to defend…
When the President met the Imam – with Mali’s future hanging in the balance
President Keita faces no shortage of challenges to his authority. Can he hold on to power?
Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160
The deadly raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogassogou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti in central Mali
Mali sacks senior army officers, dissolves militia after massacre
Once considered a beacon of democracy and stability in Africa, Mali in recent years has been dogged by a coup, civil war and Islamist terrorism
Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita picked up 67.17% of Sunday’s vote against 32.83% for opposition challenger and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse
Mali opposition candidate vows to reject presidential election results
Soumaila Cisse: ‘We have a large lead. We do not accept that our voice is stolen. This is why there are results we will not accept’
Mali counts votes after poll worker slain
On the eve of voting, authorities said they had disrupted a plot to carry out "targeted attacks" in the capital Bamako
Mali in presidential runoff in shadow of security crisis
After the July 29 first-round vote the pool of candidates was reduced from 24 to two
Suspicion of electoral fraud revives civilian tensions in Mali
In the north and centre of the country — shaken by jihadist violence and lawlessness — tension has been sharpened by the vote
Mali election: The wind of change, or deja vu all over again?
On August 12, incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will face Soumaila Cisse in a runoff vote, in a repeat of the 2013 poll
Mali elections marred by rocket attacks, violence
The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence
Counting under way after Mali’s violence-marred poll
Not a single ballot was cast at 716 of the polling stations in two regions following threats and attacks by armed groups
Mali’s election: An imperfect success story
Despite the ever-present threat of conflict and violence, the country can be proud of its fragile stability