Vol 52 No 24 | MALI Presidential poll wide open 2nd December 2011 Voters ask why President Touré wants to reform the constitution and boost women’s rights before next year’s elections Mali is looking forward to perhaps the most competitive presidential election since the advent of multiparty democracy two decades ago. The first round of the poll on 29...
Vol 52 No 24 | MALI Enemies in the north 2nd December 2011 The serenity of the elections contrasts starkly with deteriorating security in the north, with hundreds of well-armed Tuareg fighters and weapons streaming in from Libya, increased Tuareg banditry...