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Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was ousted in a coup last month, has left the country.
Keïta, 75, flew to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday for medical treatment after suffering a minor stroke, military officials said.
The board is currently in talks with opposition and civil society groups about a transition to civilian government.
He says he will resign in two years, but West African leaders want a faster transfer of power.
Mr Keïta was ousted on August 18 after massive protests against his government over corruption, mismanagement of the economy and a dispute over legislative elections.
The coup drew international condemnation, but was welcomed by many Malians.
Mr. Keïta was detained by the military but later released.
‘Regional agreement on exit’
On Thursday he left a hospital in the capital Bamako after a two-day stay during which he was treated for a minor stroke, the AFP news agency reported.
His former chief of staff said he could be absent for up to 15 days.
Keïta went to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, after representatives of the regional body, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) and the United Nations (UN) held talks with the coup leaders, the West African BBC reporter Seydina Alioune Djigo says.
Ecowas promised the board that Mr. Keïta would return if wanted for any crime allegedly committed during his seven-year tenure, our reporter adds.
It is the fourth coup in the West African state since it gained independence from France in 1960.
Source: BBC
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