Incumbent Keita expected to win amid low turnout
Third candidate Aliou Diallo has enough support to challenge the main contenders in a runoff vote
Voting was slow in Bamako early Sunday, where few people could be seen at voting stations, which seemed in keeping with low rate of voter card collection by Bamako electorate
The two businessmen stand a chance — although slim — of scoring a political upset
No outright majority expected, which could lead to second round of voting, with swing votes coming down to basic needs
Economics, poor governance and crime encourage many to take up arms
One Ivorian is bringing added value to place of production
Antonio Guterres says effort against Islamist militants in Mali needs more world Support
Solar alone will not be enough to fulfill Africa’s energy needs, but for private power producers and small independent off-grid networks, future looks bright
You won’t find his name on any ballots, but Ras Bath has emerged as a key figure ahead of Mali’s 2018 elections
No longer under protective umbrella of state, there is little Mali’s manufacturers can do against mass-produced goods, mainly from Asia
Macron is the first French president in three decades to visit Burkina Faso
The person who emerges as the eventual winner will succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first female head of state
West African nation is also electing legislators
Twenty candidates are vying to replace Sirleaf, including her own vice president and a former soccer star who has run against her twice before
We plan 'to bring movies to the places where they cannot go,' one enthusiast says
Against odds and local traditions, two women from opposite sides of continent carve out careers in music
The series of concerts seeks to reunite Malians and reject extremism
Namibian-born songwriter and musicologist Shisani explores and exports the sounds of her country
Competition is bringing in more service providers, which could help prevent the kind of distress that occurred during Burkina Faso's recent strike-related outage
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