Recall The former president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, 75 was ousted by young military officers who mutinied at a base near Bamako before heading into the city, where they seized Keita and other leaders.
Hours later, Keita announced on national TV that he was stepping down.
He was released on August 27 by the new junta, who returned him to his residence in Bamako, where according to his entourage he has limited access to a phone and the internet.
The junta has said that Keita is authorised to leave the country for medical care if need be.
However, On Wednesday a doctor said he has been hospitalised after suffering a brief stroke-like attack, after been admitted to a private clinic in the capital Bamako on Tuesday evening.
A doctor said:
“According to thorough analysis, the president was the victim of a transient ischaemic attack. It is an alert, but he is recovering well at the moment,”
