Keita Wins Mali Presidential Election

World | August 13, 2013, Tuesday // 08:30|  views

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita heads the Rally for Mali (RPM) party. Photo by BBC

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.

Ex-Finance Minister Soumaila Cisse said he had congratulated Mr Keita and wished him good luck, BBC reported.

Mali has suffered a year of unrest including a military coup and a French-led military intervention to oust Islamist rebels from the north.

In the first round Mr Cisse polled just 19% against Mr Keita's 40% and most of the other candidates then gave Mr Keita their endorsements.

Keita - known as IBK - will now oversee more than bn (?2.6bn) in foreign aid promised to rebuild the West African state.

On Monday, observers from the EU and the African Union again praised the way the second round was carried out.

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