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In this Sunday, August 11, 2013, file photo, Malian president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta casts his vote at a polling station in Bamako, Mali. (AP Photo/Thomas Martinez, File)
by Al-Sheikh Mohamed | Aug 16, 2013 | Features, Profiles
Nouakchott, Mauritania, Asharq Al-Awsat—For the last 18 months, Mali has witnessed the most dangerous crisis since its independence in 1960. The crisis had many dimensions. It started as a security issue when a Tuareg rebellion erupted in the north of the country, and...
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Voters look for their names on voter lists scattered on the ground at the main polling place in Kidal, Mali, on Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 28, 2013 | World
Kidal, Mali, AP—Voters headed to the polls Sunday in Mali’s first election since last year’s coup, struggling to cast their ballots despite the logistical and technical problems that have plagued the hastily organized poll. Tens of thousands of people who...