Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, an ex-prime minister with a reputation for firmness, won Mali’s presidential election after his rival conceded defeat on Monday in a poll meant to draw a line under more than a year of turmoil.

Mali’s presidential election has been won by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita after his rival admitted defeat in the second round. Keita, 68, served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2000.

German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle is to pay an official two-day visit to Tunisia on August 14, the foreign ministry announced on Monday. During the visit, Westerwelle is to hold talks with Tunisian Interim President, interim Premier, President of Constituent Assembly, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the ministry …