In Mali, concern after the disappearance of the activist Mamedy Dramé
Kayes in Mali, a region where Mamedy Dramé is from.
(illustrative image) MICHELE CATTANI / AFP
Text by: David Baché
2 mins
The Malian activist Mamedy Dramé, very involved in civil society, has not given any sign of life since Friday, December 2.
His relatives are worried.
They formed a crisis committee to find him.
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Mamedy Dramé, “Dioula” as he is nicknamed, is a highly invested opinion leader within Malian civil society.
In particular, he was active in the ranks of
the student organization AEEM
or within “Sauvons le Mali, Do kera”.
The activist was in the process of launching a new organization, the "Overall movement for recovery", which aims to be a framework for reflection and proposals on the situation that
Mali
is currently going through .
On the occasion of this launch, he was to give a press conference on Sunday, December 4.
But he couldn't attend.
His relatives reported him missing.
A crisis committee has just been set up to try to find Mamedy Dramé.
His friend Djiby Sacko chairs it.
"
What worries us is that we don't know where he is
," said the latter at the microphone of RFI.
The last contact dates from the end of last week.
“
If we refer to his telephone contact, since Friday at 8:30 p.m., he is no longer online
, explains Djiby Sacko.
So since then, we haven't heard from Mamedy Dramé: neither her friends, nor her family, no one.
We went around some police stations to officially report the disappearance
.
»
At this time, we have no leads.
Interview with Djiby Sacko, the president of the crisis committee created following the disappearance of Mamedy Dramé
David Bache
His relatives have no clues at this time.
“
We know all the same that he was preparing the launch of the “Overall movement for recovery”
, explains the president of the crisis committee.
Mamedy Dramé is someone who is used to creating movements, even spontaneously.
His goal, as we always know, is Mali
.
Nevertheless, it is impossible to make the link between this event and his disappearance.
"
We can't say that
," says Djiby Sacko.
We are waiting for the tracks to find out where Mamedy Dramé is.
At this time, we have no leads
.
»
Interview of Mamedy Dramé for CDR Media, November 16, 2022
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