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Originally posted on Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source:
    Déclaration solennelle de la Conférence de l’Union sur la situation au Mali   ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopie, 28 janvier 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Déclaration solennelle de la Conférence De L’union sur la Situation au Mali   Nous, chefs d’État et de…

Originally posted on The Strategist:
Straying briefly away from the types of analysis I’ve been engaged in so far, today I’m going to present a couple maps that shed light on developments in North Africa and the Sahel. Firstly, coming from a report made to the IAEA in 2009, is a map of possible uranium…

Islamists destroy bridge near Mali-Niger border

Mali: MEPs urge member states to go in alongside France

Originally posted on pressgrinder:
It is “astonishing” that EU member states were surprised by the terrorist groups’ offensive in Mali. Tthe EU should have been better prepared for an escalation of the conflict, and member states should show more solidarity by supporting French operations on the ground, said Security and Defense Subcommittee MEPs in debates…

Originally posted on CounterPsyOps:
JeuneAfrique.com via E&R Le ministre français des Affaires étrangères, Laurent Fabius, a remercié, lundi 13 janvier, l’Algérie pour l’ouverture de son espace aérien aux rafales français. Or, les avions de guerre français à destination du Mali ont survolé le Maroc et non l’Algérie. Les avions de chasse français sont passés au-dessus…

Intervention in Mali: Human Rights First?

Originally posted on Justice in Conflict:
A familiar face returns to JiC, as Andrew Jillions joins us for this timely post the need for a human-rights focused approach to France’s intervention in Mali. For more of Andrew’s post, see here. Enjoy! France’s intervention will amount to much more than wine and baguettes. Where have all the humanitarians gone? It…

Mali crisis: Ansar Dine splits creating the Islamic Movement of Azawad, which is open to negociation and seeks a pacific resolution of the conflict

Originally posted on Crisis Response Watch:
Alghabass Ag Intalla (picture) announced that he separated from Ansar Dine, creating a new movement, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA). Reproaching to Ansar Dine its tight links with Al Qaeda (AQIM) and its refusal to negotiate with the Malian government, Ag Intalla decided to create his own rebel…

A Disaster 50 Years in The Making

Originally posted on Dekhnstan:
Tuareg Woman Mali’s problems did not start with the fall of Libya’s Qadhafi. They started even before it gained independence from France. A diverse set of ethnic groups were forced to coexist without much thought of the immense potential for conflict caused by that arrangement. France’s 25th hour short-legged attempt at…