Tag: keita
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BREAKING: Ousted Malian president Keita suffers stroke
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,…
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Ousted Malian President, Keita hospitalised
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, was hospitalized late Tuesday at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being detained for 10 days by the junta that seized power. Keïta’s condition was not immediately known, and it was unclear whether he would be evacuated abroad…
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BREAKING: Ousted Mali President, Keita, freed by coup leaders
Coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. Reuters quoted him as saying: “He was freed this morning, (and) he has returned to his home.” “President IBK is free in his movements, he’s at home,” a spokesman for the junta,…
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BREAKING: Mali President, Keita arrested by mutinying soldiers
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by mutinying soldiers in the capital Bamako. The arrest came after soldiers mutinied at the Kati army base outside of Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian and military officials. Meanwhile, West African leaders condemned the military mutiny in Mali on Tuesday, urging soldiers…
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Naby Keita will not join Liverpool in January, say RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig have told BBC Sport they have no intention of allowing Liverpool to complete the signing of midfielder Naby Keita before the summer. Last August, the Reds agreed to pay £51m for the 22-year-old Guinea international, who will join in July. Reports this week claimed Leipzig would accept an extra payment of about £15m…