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France reiterates support for Mali’s democracy

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday welcomed the landslide victory of Ibrahim Boubarca Keita in Mali’s presidential election. In a statement, Hollande praised the large turnout that was “an evidence of the commitment of the Malian voters to restore democracy.”

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UNSC holds closed-door consultations on Egypt crisis

The UN Security Council on Thursday launched closed-door consultations on the crisis in Egypt, one day after a deadly crackdown by security forces. The meeting at the request of France, Britain and Australia comes a day after nearly 600 people were killed when

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Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over Deputy PM Bozdağ’s remarks

Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria İsmail Aramaz has been summoned to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry in order to explain Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ’s recent remarks about Ankara’s intention to gain possession of a Plovdiv mosque and reopen it to prayers.

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Keita pledges to reunite Mali

Mali’s president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita began the daunting task on Tuesday of planning the country’s recovery from political crisis, a military coup and war after his rival conceded defeat at the polls. Official results from the nationwide vote have not been announced, but Somaila Cisse congratulated Keita on his victory …

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Mali awaits election results on Wednesday to officialize Keita’s victory

Though results of Mali’s presidential run-off are not to be released till Wednesday, the officialization of the sweeping victory of Ibrahim Boubacar Keiti (IBK) has turned to be a mere formality, as his rival Soumaila Cisse had admitted defeat on Monday evening and confirmed on Tuesday that he would not …

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