Mali holds election despite coronavirus and insurgencyFILE PHOTO: Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita leaves a news conference after a working lunch with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, February 8, 2019. “The government will do everything to make sure this is the case,” President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said in the run-up to the election. SEE ALSO :Struggle for survival to blame for rot in politicsMali had confirmed 20 cases of coronavirus as of Sunday morning. Read Now »“I voted without a problem, but the hygiene kit against coronavirus wasn’t there,” said 30-year-old driver Ibrahim Konare. The election will select 147 lawmakers for the national assembly, which has not had a mandate since 2018 because of the electoral delays.

Source: Standard Digital March 29, 2020 11:37 UTC