Photo journal: Mali president

"I have a chat with my wife, Lobo, every morning after my prayers.

She is a nurse and she tells me if I'm working too hard.

I really miss my children. My daughters are in Canada and it was one of them who told me about the 11 September attacks on the US.

As a commando, I learned martial arts, which I still enjoy, as well as football, which is like a drug.