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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…
Originally posted on Hady Ba's weblog:
Il y a plein de gens que j’aime bien qui affirment que l’opération française au Mali est motivée par les plus bas intérêts économiques. Ce serait parce que le Mali disposerait d’immenses réserves minières que la France y mène une guerre impérialiste destinée à mettre en place un…
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned hours after he was arrested as he tried to leave the country, the AFP news agency reported, citing national broadcaster ORTM. “I, Cheik Modibo Diarra, I resign with my government,” Diarra declared in a brief speech aired by ORTM. He gave no reason for his decision. ViewPoint … Continue reading
The Libyan Afterparty Continues.
TSA – Algeria Au moment où l’option militaire semble inévitable au Mali, l’espoir d’une solution politique ne semble pas définitivement écarté. Selon des sources concordantes à Bamako, citées par l’AFP, des représentants d’un des groupes islamistes armés qui contrôlent le Nord du Mali depuis six mois, le mouvement Ansar Dine, ont « très récemment » rencontré à … Continue reading
VOA by Peter Tinti BAMAKO, MALI — Hundreds marched in the Malian capital of Bamako on Friday at Liberty Plaza to protest the proposed deployment of troops from West African bloc ECOWAS to Mali. The troops, if they come, would be used to retake northern Mali from al-Qaida-linked Islamist militants who seized control of the region … Continue reading
28/09/2012 FTVi / Gerard Grizbec, Frédéric Ranc et Sylvain Barral – France 2 Les habitants du Nord-Mali demandent l’aide des instances internationales dans cette zone, contrôlée par les islamistes, où la charia (loi islamique) est appliquée. Beaucoup d’habitants de la ville de Gao, sous le joug des combattants de milices liées à Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique (Aqmi), fuient … Continue reading
VOA – Peter Clottey The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mali’s government have agreed to the deployment of a standby force to the West African country, where Islamist militants control the north. “Thankfully, there is now a consensus around the mandate of the force, which is the same mandate that the heads … Continue reading
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