d development. Africa Mali: Twenty-eight candidates, including four former prime ministers and one woman, are running to succeed interim President Dioncounda Traor4 in Mali's elections on July 28th, which will most likely go to a run-off on August 11th. The elections will formalize Mali's return to democr

nting a more inclusive government of national unity as demanded by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mali's Interim President Dioncounda Traor4 officially requested ECOWAS military assistance on September 4th. The request covered only logistics, training, equipment, and aerial support