NYT > World News Tiébilé Dramé, Voice for Rights in Mali, Is Dead at 70 Par :Adam Nossiter 22 août 2025 à 15:15 A former foreign minister, he founded an opposition political party and then served in the government as an unflagging negotiator with northern rebels. © Joel Saget/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesTiébilé Dramé in 2019. He was often on the edge of power in Mali but never at the center.