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Mady Ibrahim Kanté, Lecturer, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta promised Mali honour and unity: his legacy is disappointing

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Photo by John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images

Days after Mali was placed under heavy sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States to punish the military junta’s reluctance to conduct elections, citizens woke up on Sunday, 16 January 2022 to news of the death of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

Keïta, who was ousted in 2020 by the army after seven years in power, died in his Bamako home, aged 76.

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