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Former Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keïta died. It happened on Saturday. He was 78 years old. It was announced by interim Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane. Soumaïla Cissé who is an eminent opposition figure in the country has a funeral date just before the day of Keïta’s death. According to sources, the cause of Modibo Keïta’s death is unknown. The Prime Minister did not give any cause for his death during his announcement.  

Ouane posted on social media to express his grieve and to hail the memory of a man ‘’who enshrined our ancestral values of probity, honour and dignity’’. Modibo Keïta was head of government for three years, from 2015 to 2017. Under President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, he was the third Prime Minister . He was the one who was re-elected in 2018.

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