It has been exactly one year since he appeared in public. No official statement either. When he is not in his private home in Bamako, he spends most of his time in Abu Dhabi, for a private stay during which he takes care of his health. Examination of his new life.
as reported from Bamako, Serge Daniel
We could call him “the sage or hermit in Sébénikoro.” Sebénikoro is the district of Bamako where the lavish home of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK) is located. Conversely, a year ago, he has a new look: student glasses, even an intellectual, a small, well-trimmed white beard.
Her favorite outfit is still white. And it is wrapped in a traditional boubou of this color that he recently posed with his wife Amy. And as if to mark his ground, he holds her by the shoulder. The picture made the rounds in social networks. IBK has not spoken officially since he was forced to leave power. He has introduced a reserve duty, according to those around him.
TV and reading his hobbies? He watches a lot of TV and reads. A well-known cultural man, for example, he recently read “White Thought” by former French football player Lilian Thuram. The man welcomes again. He listens a lot. Politics for him? It’s a page that is turned, for the time being at least.
He is very worried about the future of his country. “Very worried,” they add around him. Treason? One of his relatives quotes Voltaire: “My God, keep me from my friends, for my enemies, I will take care of them”. When IBK is not in Bamako as he is now, he is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for his medical care.
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