Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis

Face to face: Opposition leader Soumaila Cisse, left, and outgoing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. [Photo: AFP]

Malians were called to the ballot box on Sunday for a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita return to office despite criticism of his handling of the country's security crisis.

The second round is a rerun of a 2013 faceoff that Keita won by a landslide over former finance minister Soumaila Cisse.