On July 10, 49 soldiers arriving in Mali from the Ivory Coast were arrested at the airport in Bamako, Mali’s capital city. The soldiers were sent to the nation as security and logistics contractors working for the German branch of United Nations peacekeepers, according to The Economist
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The 6.3 million citizens of Cote d’Ivoire have been called upon to vote on a referendum on a new constitution, as reported by The New York Times. Voter turnout, however, has been low due to violence at polling stations and a widespread discontent with the constitution text.
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Many witnesses came forward to describe details of the attack. Witnesses saw the gunmen with Kalashnikov rifles and grenades shooting at groups of tourists on the beach and at the L’etoile du Sud, a large hotel. The Wharf and the Koral Beach hotels were targeted as well.
Read moreAfter Guinea’s electoral commission declared that incumbent President Alpha Conde had won around 58 percent of the vote, Diallo said he did not recognize the result and would call on his supporters to protest against fraud and vote-rigging, as reported by Al Jazeera.
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