Emotion, "dismay" and tributes after the death of Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, former Prime Minister of Mali, was the director of the ECOWAS observation mission in Guinea-Bissau in 2019. (Illustration).
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The death of detainee Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, Malian Prime Minister between 2017 and 2019, at the age of 68, arouses a wave of emotion.
Since the announcement of his disappearance, messages of condolences and tributes have multiplied on the continent.
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Moussa Faki Mahamat, President of the African Union Commission, expresses his “
sadness
” following this disappearance.
The same emotion shared by the President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, who displays his "
dismay
": the death of
Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga
"
reminds him of 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 Senegalese human rights defender Alioune Tine.
Before adding: “
We could have avoided this end to the Prime Minister with this chronicle of an announced death.
»
In Côte d'Ivoire, "
it is with great sadness
" that President Alassane Ouattara "
learned of the death of
" his "
younger brother
".
The Ivorian head of state sent his “
most 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 "
courageous militant
" 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 “
an eminent Malian statesman, a committed Africanist and a personal friend
”.
►Also read:
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, the sad end of a heavyweight in Malian politics
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