WHEN Malian football star Seydou Keita got the news that Tuareg rebels in the North had killed his countrymen, and were serious about secession he broke down in tears. "I'm appealing to the people to stop. It's no...WHEN Malian football star Seydou Keita got the news that Tuareg rebels in the North had killed his countrymen, and were serious about secession he broke down in tears. "I'm appealing to the people to stop. It's not normal, we don't do that. We need peace, we are al Malians," Keita said. That was one year ago. In the ensuing chaos, a coup took place on March 22, 2012 in the country's capital of Bamako, which overturned the then President Amadou Toumani Toure.展开更多
文摘WHEN Malian football star Seydou Keita got the news that Tuareg rebels in the North had killed his countrymen, and were serious about secession he broke down in tears. "I'm appealing to the people to stop. It's not normal, we don't do that. We need peace, we are al Malians," Keita said. That was one year ago. In the ensuing chaos, a coup took place on March 22, 2012 in the country's capital of Bamako, which overturned the then President Amadou Toumani Toure.