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Ousted Malian president Keita flown abroad for treatment

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2020

Ousted Malian President Boubacar Keita, was evacuated late Saturday to the United Arab Emirates for medical treatment, reports from Bamako indicated.The 75-year-old´s health has been in question since he was admitted in a private hospital in the capital city, following his detention for 10 days

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Ousted Mali president, Keita, hospitalised after 10-day detention

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2020

Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has not been seen in public since being overthrown on August 18, has been hospitalised. Keita, 75, was admitted to a private clinic in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening and “will go home in the afternoon (Wednesday),” one of his aides told AFP. The checkup had been […]

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Mali’s junta, June 5 Movement to hold crunch talks on transition programme

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2020

By Agency Report Mali’s junta, which seized power two weeks ago has invited for talks the June 5 Movement, which spearheaded the protests that led to the toppling of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The movement, along with other political parties and civil society groups, will discuss a transition programme this weekend with the junta, as […]

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Putin charges world leaders to prevent repetition of WWII

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that global leaders and responsible politicians have a duty to prevent a repeat of the terrible events of World War II. Putin said this at an open lesson for schoolchildren on Knowledge Day in Moscow. “I sincerely believe that you and your relatives will never have to face […]

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Mali junta postpones transfer of powers meeting as cracks emerge

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2020

By AFP Mali’s military junta on Saturday postponed the first meeting on the transfer of power after rising tensions with the group that sparked the August 18 coup. The junta had invited civic groups, political organisations and former rebels to consultations on Saturday, but said in a statement that the meeting was postponed at the […]

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Man Beheads Daughter

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2020

An Iranian man who beheaded his teenage daughter in a so-called “honor killing” back in May has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the victim’s mother said on Friday. The victim’s mother, Rana Dashti, said she intends to appeal for a harsher sentence against her husband, Reza Ashrafi, who beheaded their 13-year-old daughter Romina Ashrafi in […]