Ex-President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, returned to Mali on Wednesday following his medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates.
He had sought medical treatment abroad following a coup by the military sometime in August 2020.
This coup was carried out following protests about the frustrations of Keita’s leadership, jihadist insurgency and perceived corruption.
Following the coup, Keita and some other top government officials were detained but Keita was released following a minor stroke according to his doctors.
The 75-year-old former leader landed in the capital Bamako on Wednesday evening, his first time back in Mali since he departed for the United Arab Emirates on September 5.
AFP journalists on Wednesday witnessed a convoy enter Keita’s residence in Bamako shortly after his flight landed and he few of his supporters welcomed him back home.
