BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s constitutional court on Monday confirmed the re-election of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to a second five-year term. The court said Keita received 67 per cent of the Aug. 12 runoff vote, beating opposition leader Soumaila Cisse who received more than 32 per cent. There was a 34 per cent voter turnout, the constitutional court said, with more than 2.7 million Malians having voted despite threats by extremist groups. constitutional Court President Manassa Danioko rejected motions filed by the opposition party last week against results. However, extremists linked to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have been staging more brazen attacks that have spread into central Mali.

Source: National Post August 20, 2018 14:01 UTC