With Gael Clichy also out, Armand Traore could deputise at left-back when Arsenal host Chelsea on Sunday.
There was further bad news for Pompey as they also lost Armand Traore through injury.
After spending more than two weeks in neighboring Burkina Faso, Traore returned to Bamako on Saturday.
But Traore converted goalkeeper Sinan Bolat's long-range free-kick to give Standard a crucial point.
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has also dropped midfielders Emerse Fae, Gilles Yapi Yapo and Traore Lacina.
Traore then set up Djakaridja Kone for the third as the Ethiopia defense opened up again.
Diplomatic sources said Mr Hollande and Mr Traore would meet for talks in Paris next Wednesday.
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The visitors started well with Jermain Defoe missing a sitter after Armand Traore had hit the post.
Malian interim President Dioncounda Traore has said his nation will hold elections by the end of July.
Last month, Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore had said he hoped elections would be held on 31 July.
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On Saturday, Mr Traore called Mr Hollande to thank him for the operation, the AFP news agency reports.
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech saved well from Djimi Traore, while Liverpool lost Xabi Alonso with a broken ankle.
Defoe was again the provider when he nudged the ball to Traore, who crashed his effort against the upright.
Beside him, struggling to maintain his composure, Mali's interim President Diouncounda Traore, welcomed Mr Hollande's brief visit to Timbuktu.
On Saturday, Mr Traore called Mr Hollande to thank him for the military intervention, the AFP news agency reports.
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He has since technically stepped aside in favor of interim President Dioncounda Traore.
From there, he joined Malian interim President Dioncounda Traore for the Timbuktu visit.
Wenger also saw Emmanuel Eboue and defenders Armand Traore and William Gallas pick up injuries during the match against Stoke.
Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore said on Tuesday that he wanted to hold "transparent and credible" elections by 31 July.
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Having been told his first-team chances would be limited next season, Traore has also attracted interest from Bolton and Fulham.
Bassala Toure, Boubacar Diarra and Sammy Traore are all in the preliminary list of players which Mali have announced for January's Nations Cup.
Two minutes later, Mali equalised against the run of play and striker Dramane Traore forcefully fired home after sloppy Senegalese defending.
Shortly after, Eduardo was inches away from getting a touch on Traore's superb cross as Arsenal started to raise their game.
Protesters said Traore, a former parliamentary speaker, was part of a self-serving political elite that has misruled the country for years.
In the north, Islamist rebels destroyed a monument to those who died in the struggle against dictator Moussa Traore in 1991.
The American gave Gunners left-back Armand Traore a torrid time throughout, and it was from his corner that Everton opened the scoring.
The decision will come as a huge relief to the Burkinabe, which is already without injured striker Alain Traore for Sunday's final.
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As troops made gains in the region, the French Defense Ministry hailed President Dioncounda Traore's transition plan as a crucial step forward.
Eboue left the field nine minutes into the second half and Traore came off with just two minutes of normal time to go.
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