Sunday, August 11, 2013

Mali Presidential election run-off: Vote counting begins, Keita remains favorite candidate coming into polls

Mali Presidential candidates Soumaila Cisse (l) and Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (r). PHOTO/File

(Reuters) - Poll workers in Mali are counting votes in Sunday's high stakes presidential runoff, with former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita tipped to claim the difficult job of stabilizing the West African nation after more than a year of turmoil.

The winner of the vote will be able to draw on more than US$4 billion in aid to rebuild the country after military intervention in January

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