More than 700 polling stations across Mali were not able to operate in Sunday's elections, which took place under the threat of attack by extremists, the government said Monday. The 716 stations that did not operate represent just over 3 percent of the country's total. No polling stations opened in some of central Mali's ethnic Fulani villages under the control of jihadists. The region has been troubled by deadly communal clashes between ethnic groups amid suspicions of villagers being recruited by extremist groups. Meanwhile, a more assertive response by Mali's security forces to recent attacks has led to accusations by human rights groups of extrajudicial killings.

Source: ABC News July 30, 2018 13:50 UTC