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Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sworn-in as new President of Mali

August 18, 2018

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected as the new President of Mali for a five-year term after winning a landslide in a runoff ballot. He picked up 67.17% of the vote against 32.83% for opposition challenger and former finance minister ..

Renowned Malian photographer Malick Sidibe passed away

April 18, 2016

Renowned Malian photographer Malick Sidibe passed away in Bamako, Mali due to diabetics. He was 80. He was known for his black and white studio portraits that captured popular cultural lives of young Malians in the 1960s and 1970s. About ..

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10 day state of emergency declared in Mali after terrorist attack

November 23, 2015

10 day state of emergency was delcared in the Mali by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following terrorist attack in country’s capital city Bamako. Apart from declaring state of emergency, President also has declared three days of national mourning to condemn ..

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United Nation and Mali government declares country Ebola-free

January 19, 2015

Mali Government has declared country Ebola free. It was announced after no new case of deadly virus was reported in last 42-day period (i.e. two incubation periods of 21 days for Ebola virus). While, United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) ..

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India ranked 155th on Yale's Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

January 30, 2014

India ranked 155th out of 178 countries with an index score of 31.23 points, in its efforts to address environmental challenges, in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) issued by Yale University. Regardless of an improvement in overall performance, India ranks ..

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Ibrahim Keita wins Mali presidential election

August 20, 2013

Mali’s former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has won the presidential election runoff. He now faces a tough task of rebuilding a country reeling under more than a year of turmoil including a military coup and war. Mali’s first election since ..

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