President Keita vows strong response to rebels in Mali- VOA60 Africa

Mali: President Keita vows strong response to rebels, as the army moves to re-take strategic parts of Kidal. Malawi: Voters casts ballots to choose their next president in what is expected to be a close election. Nigeria: Police say they foiled a new bomb attack in Kano after Sunday's explosion that killed four. South Africa: Olympian Oscar Pistorius, on trial for murder of his girlfriend, sent for 30 days of mental tests. Algeria: Violence in Libya sends African migrants trying to reach Europe to Algeria as a new transit point.