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The death of detainee Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Malian Prime Minister between 2017 and 2019, at the age of 67, arouses a wave of emotion. Since the announcement of his disappearance, messages of condolences and tributes have multiplied on the continent.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, expresses his sadness following this disappearance. Same emotion shared by the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, who displays his ” consternation ” : the death of Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga his ” recalls that of President Modibo Keïta in 1977. I thought that such assassinations belonged to another era “Writes the Nigerien head of state on his Twitter account.
« sad and tragic », indignant the Senegalese defender of human rights, Alioune Tine. Before adding: We could have avoided this end to the Prime Minister with this chronicle of an announced death. »
In Ivory Coast, ” it is with great sadness “that President Alassane Ouattara has” learned of the death of » son « young brother “. The Ivorian Head of State sent his ” heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones ».
I have just learned with dismay of the death of Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, former Prime Minister of Mali. His death in prison recalls that of President Modibo Keita in 1977. I thought that such assassinations belonged to another era. My condolences to his family and friends
— Mohamed Bazoum (@mohamedbazoum) March 21, 2022
The Senegalese politician Abdoulaye Bathily salutes the memory of a ” brave activist ” and a ” lucid statesman ». « Boubèye will remain an emblematic figure of the Democratic Movement, in particular of the revolution of March 26, 1991. “, specifies this historian.
Another very personal tribute: that of the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, saddened to see the disappearance of ” a prominent Malian statesman, committed Africanist and personal friend ».
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