Mohamed Moussa, the Nigerien director general of ASECNA (Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar) was one of the last public figures to meet former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK) before he was overthrown. He was in the Malian capital on 17 August, the day before the military coup which led to IBK's downfall. He had come to seek Mali's support for his bid for a second term as head of the pan-African body. 

The election of a new head of ASECNA, which is due to take