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Prime Minister · President · Mali

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta

135 recorded engagements, 1995–2020: 135 visits and 7 signed agreements.

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135Engagements
135Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
7Signed agreements
42Destination countries
83Multilateral summits
1995–2020Years in LEAD

Biography

President of Mali from 2013 to 2020

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (French: [ibʁa.im bubakaʁ ke.ita]; 29 January 1945 – 16 January 2022), often known by his initials IBK, was a Malian politician who served as the president of Mali from September 2013 to August 2020, when he was forced to resign in the 2020 Malian coup d'état. He served as Mali's prime minister from February 1994 to February 2000 and as president of the National Assembly of Mali from September 2002 to September 2007.

Keïta founded the centre-left political party Rally for Mali (RPM) in 2001. After a number of unsuccessful campaigns, he was elected president in the 2013 presidential election and reelected in 2018. He was deposed by mutinous elements of the Malian Armed Forces on 18 August 2020 and officially resigned the following day.

== Early life and education ==

Keïta was born in Koutiala, in what was then French Sudan. His great-grandfather reportedly fought on the French side during World War I and was killed at the Battle of Verdun. He is a relative of Mali's founding father Modibo Keïta and he is a descendant of the Keita princes of the Empire of Mali. Keïta studied at the Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris and Lycée Askia-Mohamed in Bamako, continuing his...

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Where they travelled

Mali   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • France16
  • Senegal10
  • United States of America9
  • Burkina Faso7
  • Mauritania6
  • Nigeria6
  • Rwanda5
  • Niger5
  • United Arab Emirates5
  • Germany4
  • Guinea4
  • Ivory Coast4

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations129
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs82
  • Trade and Economic Relations7
  • Security and Defense5
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism5
  • Development and Aid1
  • Peace and Security1
  • Education and Culture1

Activity by year

1995: 1 engagement1996: 0 engagements1997: 0 engagements1998: 0 engagements1999: 0 engagements2000: 0 engagements2001: 0 engagements2002: 0 engagements2003: 0 engagements2004: 0 engagements2005: 0 engagements2006: 0 engagements2007: 0 engagements2008: 0 engagements2009: 0 engagements2010: 0 engagements2011: 0 engagements2012: 0 engagements2013: 9 engagements2014: 26 engagements2015: 22 engagements2016: 19 engagements2017: 23 engagements2018: 12 engagements2019: 16 engagements2020: 7 engagements199520002005201020152020

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2014-12-18MauritaniaHigh-level politics
2015-02-02TurkeyEconomic Partnership Agreement
2015-03-22AlgeriaPeace Treaty
2016-11-07Equatorial GuineaFunctional cooperation
2017-11-14United Arab EmiratesMemorandum of Understanding
2018-08-31ChinaMemorandum of Understanding
2019-01-13United Arab EmiratesHigh-level politics

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
1995-10-24VisitUnited States of America · New York
2013-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2013-09-30 – 2013-10-01VisitFrance · Paris
2013-10-17VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2013-10-24Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2013-10-29 – 2013-10-30Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2013-11-18 – 2013-11-19Visit SummitKuwait · Kuwait City
2013-12-06 – 2013-12-07Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2013-12-07 – 2013-12-10VisitBelgium · Brussels
2013-12-11 – 2013-12-12VisitGermany · Berlin
2014-01-10 – 2014-01-12VisitMauritania · Nouakchott
2014-01-18 – 2014-01-19VisitAlgeria · Algiers
2014-01-22 – 2014-01-24VisitQatar · Doha
2014-01-30Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2014-02-16Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2014-03-10 – 2014-03-12VisitGuinea · Conakry
2014-03-28 – 2014-03-29Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2014-04-01 – 2014-04-03Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2014-04-06VisitRwanda · Kigali
2014-04-13 – 2014-04-14VisitSenegal · Dakar
2014-04-22 – 2014-04-24Visit SummitMorocco · Rabat
2014-05-30Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2014-05-31VisitNigeria · Abuja
2014-06-09 – 2014-06-11Visit SummitQatar · Doha
2014-06-15Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2014-06-25 – 2014-06-26Visit SummitEquatorial Guinea · Malabo
2014-08-04 – 2014-08-06Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2014-09-10 – 2014-09-12Visit SummitChina · Beijing
2014-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-11-01VisitLiberia · Monrovia
2014-11-06Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2014-11-22VisitNiger · Niamey
2014-11-29Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2014-12-15Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2014-12-16Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2014-12-18 – 2014-12-19Visit SummitMauritania · NouakchottAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2015-01-11 – 2015-01-12VisitFrance · Paris
2015-01-27Visit SummitGermany · Berlin
2015-02-02 – 2015-02-04VisitTurkey · AnkaraAgreement signedEconomic Partnership Agreement
2015-03-11Visit SummitGuinea · Conakry
Show all 135 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2015-03-22 – 2015-03-24VisitAlgeria · AlgiersAgreement signedPeace Treaty
2015-04-24VisitTurkey · Ankara
2015-05-19Visit SummitGhana · Accra
2015-05-29VisitNigeria · Abuja
2015-06-15 – 2015-06-16Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2015-06-16 – 2015-06-18VisitZimbabwe · Harare
2015-08-30 – 2015-09-01VisitAlgeria · Algiers
2015-09-12Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2015-09-26 – 2015-10-01Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2015-10-21 – 2015-10-23Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2015-10-29 – 2015-10-30Visit SummitIndia · New Delhi
2015-11-12Visit SummitMalta · Valletta
2015-11-20Visit SummitChad · N'Djamena
2015-11-30 – 2015-12-03Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2015-12-03 – 2015-12-05Visit SummitSouth Africa · Johannesburg
2015-12-14VisitGuinea · Conakry
2015-12-16 – 2015-12-17Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2015-12-29VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2016-01-28 – 2016-01-31Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2016-03-18 – 2016-03-20VisitNamibia · Windhoek
2016-04-02VisitNiger · Niamey
2016-04-20VisitFrance · Paris
2016-05-12VisitUganda · Kampala
2016-05-23 – 2016-05-24Visit SummitTurkey · Ankara
2016-06-04Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2016-07-11Visit SummitNiger · Niamey
2016-07-15 – 2016-07-19Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2016-07-27VisitFrance · Paris
2016-08-08VisitChad · N'Djamena
2016-08-27Visit SummitKenya · Nairobi
2016-09-18 – 2016-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-09-27VisitGabon · Libreville
2016-10-03VisitFrance · Paris
2016-10-15Visit SummitTogo · Lomé
2016-11-07 – 2016-11-09VisitEquatorial Guinea · MalaboAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2016-12-01 – 2016-12-03Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2016-12-17Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2017-01-06 – 2017-01-07VisitGhana · Accra
2017-01-27 – 2017-02-03VisitFrance · Paris
2017-04-09 – 2017-04-10Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-04-12 – 2017-04-14VisitFrance · Paris
2017-04-17 – 2017-04-22VisitSaudi Arabia · Jeddah
2017-05-04 – 2017-05-06Visit SummitAzerbaijan · Baku
2017-05-10 – 2017-05-12Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2017-05-13 – 2017-05-16Visit SummitQatar · Doha
2017-05-19 – 2017-05-22Visit SummitSaudi Arabia · Riyadh
2017-06-03 – 2017-06-05Visit SummitLiberia · Monrovia
2017-06-11 – 2017-06-13Visit SummitGermany · Berlin
2017-07-19 – 2017-07-22VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2017-08-15 – 2017-08-16VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2017-09-12 – 2017-09-13VisitChad · N'Djamena
2017-09-13 – 2017-09-14VisitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2017-09-13VisitNiger · Niamey
2017-09-19Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2017-10-30 – 2017-11-02Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2017-11-12 – 2017-11-14Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2017-11-14 – 2017-11-16Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedMemorandum of Understanding
2017-11-28 – 2017-11-30Visit SummitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2017-12-01 – 2017-12-04Visit SummitJordan · Amman
2017-12-12 – 2017-12-14Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2018-01-16 – 2018-01-17Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2018-01-22 – 2018-01-23VisitLiberia · Monrovia
2018-02-06 – 2018-02-07Visit SummitNigeria · Abuja
2018-02-22 – 2018-02-23Visit SummitBelgium · Brussels
2018-04-17 – 2018-04-18Visit SummitSaudi Arabia · Dhahran
2018-05-10 – 2018-05-11VisitIvory Coast · Abidjan
2018-06-30 – 2018-07-02Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2018-08-31 – 2018-09-04Visit SummitChina · BeijingAgreement signedMemorandum of Understanding
2018-09-24 – 2018-09-28Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2018-10-02 – 2018-10-03VisitGuinea · Conakry
2018-10-11 – 2018-10-12Visit SummitArmenia · Yerevan
2018-11-05 – 2018-11-06VisitFrance · Paris
2019-01-13 – 2019-01-14Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedHigh-level politics
2019-01-17 – 2019-01-19Visit SummitSenegal · Dakar
2019-02-05 – 2019-02-06Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-02-08 – 2019-02-09VisitGermany · Berlin
2019-04-02 – 2019-04-03VisitSenegal · Dakar
2019-05-14 – 2019-05-17Visit SummitRwanda · Kigali
2019-06-01 – 2019-06-02VisitSaudi Arabia · Madinah
2019-06-08 – 2019-06-09VisitGabon · Libreville
2019-06-10 – 2019-06-12Visit SummitSwitzerland · Geneva
2019-09-15 – 2019-09-17Visit SummitBurkina Faso · Ouagadougou
2019-09-17 – 2019-09-19Visit SummitAngola · Luanda
2019-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2019-10-23 – 2019-10-24Visit SummitRussia · Sochi
2019-11-12 – 2019-11-13Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2019-12-02 – 2019-12-03VisitFrance · Paris
2019-12-15 – 2019-12-16Visit SummitNiger · Niamey
2020-01-12 – 2020-01-14Visit SummitFrance · Pau
2020-01-14 – 2020-01-15Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2020-02-07 – 2020-02-11Visit SummitEthiopia · Addis Ababa
2020-02-11 – 2020-02-13VisitItaly · Rome
2020-02-13VisitVatican · Vatican City
2020-02-24 – 2020-02-25Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott
2020-06-30Visit SummitMauritania · Nouakchott

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/ibrahim-boubacar-keita.html]