Mali Prime minister fired

Ibrahim Boubakar Keita, president of Mali, has fired prime minister Oumar Tatam Ly. Oumar will be replaced by 39 year old Moussa Mara. The official statement announcing the dismissal of Ly was released on Sunday. Mara was the accountant and and mayor of a part of the capital, Bamako. He ran for president last election, but only received 1.5 percent of the vote. Ly at age 50 is a banker by profession, was appointed by Keita. The statement announcing the replacement of Ly also stated that Keita wants Mara to form a new government, but did not expand on the statement.http://allafrica.com/stories/201404060019.html