Agency Reporter
The remains of former Malian President, Amadou Toumani Touré, will arrive in Bamako on Friday and the national funeral will take place on November 20, according to a source close to the family.
The source said the burial will be witnessed by several national and foreign personalities.
It said: “The national funeral ceremony will be chaired by the president of the Transition, Bah N’Daw, who is currently on a tour of four West African countries (Ghana, Togo, Senegal, and Guinea Bissau). The tour ends on November 17.”
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The former Malian president (2002 – 2012) died on November 10 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the age of 72.
(PANA/NAN)
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