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Malians awaits presidential run-off results

Date: Aug 14, 2018

Malians are waiting for results after a tense presidential run-off in which an election official was killed and around hundred polling stations were forced to close due to the security threat from Islamist militants.

Security had been drastically boosted ahead of the election's second round between incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse.

Boubacar Keïta, is the favorite to win the vote, having won 41% of the vote in the first round two weeks ago while the main challenger, Soumaïla Cissé, took only 18%. 

Channel Africa's Khumbelo Munzhelele spoke to Dr. Achu Check from The Africa Institute of South Africa, about the vote and whether it has the potential to unite a deeply divided West African country..

--ChannelAfrica--

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