Waiting for Results of Mali Presidential Elections

A resident of Kidal waits for the transmission of results of the first round of presidential elections, which took place yesterday in an peaceful manner.
The 28 July elections were seen as an important step on the path to recovery for Mali, which, over the past year, witnessed a military coup d'état, renewed fighting between Government forces and Tuareg rebels, and the seizure of its northern territory by radical Islamists. The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which provided security support to the Malian Defense and Security Forces throughout the day, reported excellent cooperation between its members and the Malian forces in the provision of electoral security, and said it would continue to help secure the counting centres.