Mali appoints govt spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga as interim PM
Mali has appointed an interim prime minister to act in place of leader Choguel Maiga, who is resting amid media reports he had been hospitalised.
Abdoulaye Maiga, currently government spokesman and minister of territorial administration, is the new acting prime minister, a government statement said.
Earlier this month, Paris-based Jeune Afrique magazine reported that Mr Maiga had suffered a stroke. The magazine cited sources close to him.
(Reuters/NAN)
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