Mali State Of Emergency Lifted Ahead Of Election -- Voice of America
BAMAKO — Mali has lifted its state of emergency to allow campaigning for a presidential election being held on July 28 after a French-led offensive to drive Islamist militants from the West African country.
But attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in a former rebel stronghold on Saturday underlined the continuing insecurity in the Sahara Desert north.
The state of emergency, imposed when the French offensive began in January, was lifted at midnight, army spokesman Captain Modibo Naman Traore said.
The emergency measure had given sweeping powers to the army and banned gatherings of more than 50 people.
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