Jihadist violence hampered voting in the fiefdoms in Mopti and the north of his chief rival Soumaïla Cissé whom he faces in the run-off on 12 August...
Both the incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and his main challenger in the 29 July presidential election Soumaïla Cissé offer the electorate security improved basic services and infrastructure a diversified economy and jobs for the young...
On the opposition side former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and the official opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé have taken to touring the country in an effort to show they understand that Mali is more than just its capital...
A second round is therefore a virtual certainty probably pitting Keïta against either Soumaïla Cissé or Moussa Mara...
NO ALTERNATIVEOpposition leader Soumaïla Cissé – himself a northerner from the Timbuktu area – will remain a voice of responsible criticism but lacks the parliamentary clout to really cut through...
There is little confidence outside the country at least that Keïta's more technocratic rival Soumaïla Cissé would have had the populist skills to pull it off...
62% of the vote to Soumaïla Cissé's 22...
That was a provocation to IBK's main rival Soumaïla Cissé who was furious with Coulibaly for jumping the gun...
Advisors of his key rival Soumaïla Cissé then promised that their man would also visit the desert town...
Another important presidential contender will be Soumaïla Cissé whose Union pour la république et la démocratie has concluded an alliance with the Union des mouvements et associations pour le Mali (AC Vol 42 No 12 Of mud and men)...