Mali on security alert for parliamentary elections

Mali is on security alert for parliamentary elections, the second nationwide poll since a French military intervention against Islamist militants in the north earlier this year. Mali held a peaceful presidential election in August, but since then there has been a surge in violence. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25073966#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa