Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga passes away at 67

• The former Prime Minister of Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga has passed away due to illness. He was 67.
• Maiga served as prime minister of Mali from 2017 until 2019.
• He had been detained since August 2021 after the country was taken over by a military junta.