Rappler's latest stories on Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
International appeal for calm in Mali after protest deaths
Mali's European allies and regional partners are anxious, given the country's poverty, ethnic mix, and strategic location at the heart of the Sahel
Mali president dissolves constitutional court after unrest
The court has been at the center of controversy for months since it overturned provisional results for a parliamentary poll, triggering protests in several cities
Mali's re-elected Keita sworn in as peacekeeeper wounded
His re-election comes despite fierce criticism of failures to tackle jihadist violence and ethnic tensions that have rocked the poor Sahel state
Counting under way after Mali's violence-marred poll
Candidates and authorities praise the first round of voting on Sunday, July 29, relieved that the violence caused no casualties
Mali votes in key election for violence-hit Sahel
His record on security has been a dominant theme, with opponents, including several former ministers, accusing him of incompetence
6 UN peacekeepers among 9 troops killed in Mali attacks
The latest attacks highlight the vulnerability of Mali s sprawling arid north where UN troops and Malian soldiers are struggling in their fight against jihadists who seized vast swathes of territory in 2012
Mali hotel reopens after deadly Islamist siege
Gunmen took guests and staff hostage at the 190 room Radisson Blu in Bamako on November 20 in a siege that left 20 people dead most of them foreigners
Mali vows not to bow to terror after jihadist killings
Mali vow not to bow to terror and to punish the jihadists behind a deadly nightclub attack in the capital as local and French investigators join forces to hunt down the killers
Fearful Mali places almost 600 under Ebola surveillance
Malian officials meet to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighboring Guinea
Mali seeks to contain Ebola fears after girl dies
We are doing everything to prevent panic says Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Mali government, rebels sign ceasefire deal – AU
Mauritanian President and African Union chairman Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz cut short a visit to Rwanda to hold the urgent ceasefire talks with the Tuareg rebels groups
Stern warning by Mali leader as rebels free hostages
The release of the hostages came as 1 500 Malian troops pour into the town of Kidal sent to restore government control in the bastion of Mali s Tuareg separatist movement
Mali's first post-war premier resigns
Planning minister Moussa Mara replaces Oumar Tatam Ly as prime minister of Mali
Bodies of French journalists killed in Mali arrive in Paris
There has been an upsurge in violence in the former French colony where Paris sent troops early this year to drive out Islamists and Tuareg rebels
