Mali President Ibrahim Keita dismisses coup speculation
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita addresses his supporters on August 10, 2018 in Bamako. He has rejected as speculation talk of a military coup after recent jihadist attacks left dozens of soldiers dead. PHOTO | MICHELE CATTANI | AFP
Bamako, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday rejected as speculation talk of a military coup after recent jihadist attacks left dozens of soldiers dead.
Keita said lessons would be learned after 38 soldiers were killed in two attacks last week near the border with Burkina Faso, a death toll that observers say is probably an underestimate.
