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Abdoulaye Maïga resumes duties as Mali’s prime minister

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Abdoulaye Maïga resumes duties as Mali’s prime minister

Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga has resumed his duties after a few days of leave, his first break since taking office. The Prime Minister’s Office says no formal acting appointment was made and that Minister of State Alousséni Sanou merely represented him at official engagements, according to Confidentiel Afrique.

Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga has resumed his duties after a few days of leave, ending an absence that had fuelled rumours of an acting appointment at the Prime Minister’s Office, according to Confidentielafrique.

The break was Abdoulaye Maïga’s first leave since he took office as head of government. Some media outlets had presented the handling of day-to-day affairs during his absence as a sign of an imminent reshuffle, Confidentielafrique reports.

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