Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sworn-in as new President of Mali

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected as the new President of Mali for a five-year term after winning a landslide in a runoff ballot. He picked up 67.17% of the vote against 32.83% for opposition challenger and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse. Keita will take office on September and his immediate challenges include strengthening a 2015 peace accord between the government, its allies, and former Tuareg rebels. Mali is a landlocked nation home to at least 20 ethnic groups where the majority of people live on less than $2 a day.

Topics: Africa , Countries , Geography of Africa , Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta , Keita , Mali , Republics

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