Guinea junta leader mourns former Malian head of state Keita

17 january 2022 - 13:05:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has expressed his condolences to the [...] Full text...

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Former Malian President IBK expected in Bamako after medical treatment in Abu Dhabi

20 october 2020 - 21:29:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, was authorized on 5 September by the ruling military junta [...] Full text...

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Ousted Malian President IBK to receive treatment in Abu Dhabi

05 september 2020 - 16:19:05
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - United Arab Emirates has offered medical treatment for ousted Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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Mali: MPs say National Assembly, dissolved by former President IBK, should be reinstated

03 september 2020 - 17:38:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Members of the 6th legislature of the National Assembly of Mali have described as "null and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader says Malian political crisis caused by "biased" electoral process

02 september 2020 - 16:54:55
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leader of the Opposition Union des Forces de Progrès (UFP), Mohamed ould Maouloud says the [...] Full text...

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Russian ambassador to Mali received by new Malian authorities

22 august 2020 - 13:48:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The military junta that seized power in Mali from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Friday received the [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Mali plunges into period of uncertainty – humanitarian bodies

21 august 2020 - 10:31:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The forced resignation of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday, when soldiers arrested him at [...] Full text...

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Mali: The African Union ‘strongly’ condemns arrest of President Keita

18 august 2020 - 20:26:22
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Tuesday ’strongly’ condemned the [...] Full text...

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Mali: Protest march organizer, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, visits Nioro's sheriff on Thursday

14 august 2020 - 17:52:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The brain behind the June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP), Imam Mahmoud Dicko, [...] Full text...

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Eid ul-Adha: Malian president IBK sends message to Muslim community

31 july 2020 - 22:03:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on the occasion of the celebration here Friday of the Eid [...] Full text...

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France supports ECOWAS recommendations to resolve the crisis in Mali

14 july 2020 - 16:10:30
Paris, France (PANA) - France has called on the main players in the Malian crisis to adopt the recommendations made [...] Full text...

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Mali: President IBK’s son resigns as chairman of Parliament Defence commission against popular protest

13 july 2020 - 23:02:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Malian Member of Parliament Karim Keita, son of President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta, Monday resigned as [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Bamako to demand resignation of President Keita

10 july 2020 - 23:34:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Thousands of Malians again took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Malian [...] Full text...

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Mali protest group insists president IBK must resign

06 july 2020 - 14:44:48
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The June 5 Movement - Rally of Patriotic Forces (M5-RFP) - on Sunday again called out [...] Full text...

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Mali crisis: Malian President IBK meets "Chief protester" Dicko Saturday in Bamako

05 july 2020 - 14:05:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK), on Saturday afternoon met, at the presidential palace of [...] Full text...

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Trial of Malian activist, Clément Dembélé, postponed to September 2

01 july 2020 - 14:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial the Malian activist and president of the organization fighting against corruption and unemployment (PCC), [...] Full text...

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Malians demonstrate peacefully, call for release of the opposition leader, Soumaila Cissé

26 june 2020 - 17:12:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The committee gunning for the release of Soumaila Cissé, in collaboration with civil society and the [...] Full text...

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Protesters prevented from handing to president IBK letter calling him to resign

20 june 2020 - 00:10:03
 Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The security forces here Friday prevented representatives of the 5 June Movement from getting access to [...] Full text...

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President IBK wants to end ongoing education crisis shaking the country for months

16 june 2020 - 23:44:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita Tuesday agreed to give teachers a 20 percent salary increase to [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK sends condoles governemnt of Burundi following death of Pierre Nkurunziza

10 june 2020 - 15:58:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita sent a message of condolence to Burundi's first vice president, Gaston [...] Full text...

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Bamako hosts large demonstration to denounce mismanagement of the country by government

06 june 2020 - 00:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators converged Friday at the Independent Monument here to protest against the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Malian President IBK pardons 400 prisoners as part of the fight against Covid-19

20 may 2020 - 17:37:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, has pardoned 400 detainees as part of the fight against the [...] Full text...

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IBK meets with under-secretary of state for political affairs

07 february 2020 - 22:02:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  The US Under-secretary of state for political affairs, David Hale, was received here Thursday by Malian [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President meets with Malian FM

29 january 2020 - 17:15:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on Wednesday received the Malian Minister of Foreign [...] Full text...

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President Keita offers 180 million FCFA to orphans of Mali's military casualties

27 december 2019 - 14:05:27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday handeda cheque for 180 million CFA francs and toys [...] Full text...

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Mali to launch the inclusive national dialogue on December 14

02 december 2019 - 19:07:37
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, announced on Saturday evening, in a televised message to his compatriots, [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK expresses condolences to his French counterpart

26 november 2019 - 15:44:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has sent a message of condolences to his French counterpart, Emmanuel [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK to participate in Paris Peace Forum

10 november 2019 - 12:26:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will participate in the Paris Peace Forum and the 40th UNESCO [...] Full text...

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Mali opposition leader calls on Malians to join 'sacred union' around defence and security forces

09 november 2019 - 13:40:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé, president of FSD (Front pour la Sauvegarde de la Démocratie), has [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK to take part in the Russia-Africa Economic Forum

18 october 2019 - 13:30:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, will take part in the Russia-Africa Economic Forum and the Russia-Africa [...] Full text...

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Malian President meets leaders of French forces in Bamako

11 october 2019 - 15:56:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday met in Bamako with General Pascal Facon, Commander of [...] Full text...

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Terrorist attacks in Mali are consequences of Libyan conflict - Malian President

06 october 2019 - 16:39:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Saturday said terrorist attacks in Mali are the consequence of [...] Full text...

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President IBK decrees 3 days of mourning for military victims of terrorist attacks

03 october 2019 - 13:29:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Wednesday announced a three-day national mourning  from Thursday in tribute [...] Full text...

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IBK condoles French President Macron on death of Jacques Chirac

27 september 2019 - 15:14:47
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malians President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has sent a condolence message to French President Emmanuel Macron following [...] Full text...

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Malian leader IBK attends high-level meetings in New York at the 74th UN General Assembly

24 september 2019 - 16:54:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK), as a  prelude to the UN General Assembly, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Malian president IBK in Luanda for first edition of Peace biannual meeting

18 september 2019 - 14:23:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian Presiden Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is in Luanda since Tuesday to take part in the first [...] Full text...

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Malian president IBK receives US Africom commander, Townsend

17 september 2019 - 18:06:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, on Monday received in audience in Bamako the US General Stephen [...] Full text...

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Malian opposition leader blames gov't for the death of 4,000 civilians and soldiers between 2013 and 2019

05 september 2019 - 16:31:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Soumaila Cissé, chairman of the opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD)​, has revealed [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK notes Japan's availability to train African executives

03 september 2019 - 15:18:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Taking stock of the just ended 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII), Malian [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK attends fund raising round table for children

31 august 2019 - 13:34:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on Development [...] Full text...

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Malian President congratulates compatriot Niang on election to head FIBA

30 august 2019 - 13:38:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to his compatriot Hamane Niang [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK condoles with Macky Sall following the death of Ousmane Tanor Dieng

16 july 2019 - 18:51:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Tuesday sent a message of condolence to his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Malian President Boubacar Keita receives CSA delegation

18 june 2019 - 22:22:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA)    -   Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Tuesday received a high level delegation from the monitoring committee of [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Mali President hands over national flag to the national team leaving for Egypt

06 june 2019 - 17:44:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - "My son, I am happy and proud to hand you this flag, green-yellow-red, the colors of [...] Full text...

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President IBK receives Pentagon delegation in Bamako

05 june 2019 - 13:01:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday  received a delegation from the US Defence Department at [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian FM visits Mali

26 may 2019 - 13:25:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Ghanaian Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, accompanied by a strong delegation, was received on Friday [...] Full text...

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Malian President decorates 20-year-old student for saving 9 people from Bamako floods

24 may 2019 - 16:55:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), on Thursday at the presidential palace decorated Mamoutou Diarra, a [...] Full text...

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Malian leader in Kigali for Transform Africa 2019 Summit

14 may 2019 - 19:43:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), leading a high-level delegation, is due in the Rwandan capital, [...] Full text...

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Malian President Kéita to attend the 2019 Transform Africa Summit in Kigali

14 may 2019 - 19:25:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (IBK), leading a large delegation, is expected Tuesday in the Rwandan [...] Full text...

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President Keita appoints Boubou Cissé as new Mali Prime Minister

22 april 2019 - 16:08:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Monday appointed Boubou Cissé, minister of Economy and Finances in [...] Full text...

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President IBK hands copy of draft constitution to Malian civil society

13 april 2019 - 16:05:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita on Friday handed a copy of the draft Constitution to a [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians protest against Mali's village maccacre in Nouakchott

28 march 2019 - 19:15:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several hundreds of people mobilized through the social networks over the past few days, held a [...] Full text...

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Former Mauritanian PM urges Bamako to protect its citizens

27 march 2019 - 16:57:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Former Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed ould Boubacar, and now candidate for the June 2019 presidential election [...] Full text...

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More crisis in Mali as opposition leader demands PM's resignation

26 march 2019 - 17:39:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Front for the Safeguarding of Democracy (FSD), Mr.Soumaïla Cissé, has demanded the [...] Full text...

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President IBK sacks military generals following deadly attacks in Mali

25 march 2019 - 14:29:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita has appointed General Abdoulaye Coulibaly as Army Chief of Staff replacing [...] Full text...

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Malian President IBK, African Cotton Association delegation discuss local transformation of cotton

17 march 2019 - 14:48:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and a delegation of the African Cotton Association (ACA), led [...] Full text...

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Malian president IBK says books are vital in reconciliation process

21 february 2019 - 07:34:39
Society-Mali-Reconciliation   Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, has said that books are vital in the reconciliation process, [...] Full text...

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Malian journalists call for private media support fund for media houses

10 january 2019 - 11:16:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Vice-President of Mali's Press Centre, Alexis Kalambry, has called for the establishment of a private [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Mali peace agreement: A mission accomplished but not completed (By Amadou Gaye, PANA external collaborator)

25 june 2015 - 21:20:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - After more than three-and-a-half years of conflict and nearly a year of negotiations, the Coordination of [...] Full text...

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Mali: President IBK to launch support fund for former sportsmen, women

22 july 2014 - 17:00:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian government plans to launch a fund which will cater for former sportsmen and women [...] Full text...

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Mali: President IBK names new chief of staff

30 may 2014 - 18:19:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, Thursday appointed former international civil servant, Mohamed Alhousseyni Touré, as [...] Full text...

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Malian election: Constitutional Court confirms Keita's victory

20 august 2013 - 15:44:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Constitutional Court Tuesday released the final results of the 11 August, 2013, run-off, confirming the [...] Full text...

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Ibrahim B. Keita officially declared winner of Mali's presidential run-off

15 august 2013 - 15:00:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The final result of Sunday's presidential run-off in Mali, released here Thursday, has confirmed Ibrahim Boubacar [...] Full text...

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IBK urges supporters to go for final victory in Mali’s presidential run-off

05 august 2013 - 16:41:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The candidate for the Rally for Mali (RPM), Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, known locally by his initials, [...] Full text...

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