'Crazy challenge' Mr Traore and defeated presidential candidate Soumaila Cisse were among the more than 1,000 politicians, diplomats and military personnel at Wednesday's inauguration, the AFP news agency reports.
Mansour aliwahi kuwa waziri asiyekuwa na Wizara ya Maalumu katika utawala wa awamu ya saba ya Dk Ali Mohammed Shein, pia aliwahi kuwa naibu waziri wa Wizara ya Kilimo kabla ya kuwa Waziri wa Maji, Ujenzi, Nishati na Ardhi katika utawala wa Rais Mstaafu Amani Abeid Karume.