Mali President Keita Names New PM

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has named a new prime minister to replace Moussa Mara, who resigned with his government Thursday. The new prime minister is Modibo Keita, a top government negotiator with Tuareg Muslim rebels at peace talks in Algeria. He’s not related to the president. This is his second round as prime minister; he served for three months in 2002 under then-President Alpha Oumar Konare, Reuters reported. He shares the same name as Mali's first president,...

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