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Democratic Progress in Mali is 'Critical' - Top U.S. Diplomat
Johnnie Carson, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, has acknowledged that military action will be needed to break the control of northern Mali by Islamic extremists and re-unite the country, but says this needs to follow the restoration of democracy.-
Mali: Restore Democracy Then Liberate the North - U.S. Official Johnnie Carson
allAfrica, 1 October 2012
The top United States diplomat for Africa has acknowledged that military action will be needed to break the control of northern Mali by Islamic extremists and re-unite the country,… Read more »
Tuareg fighters in Niger and Mali have periodically taken up arms to demand more control of the desert
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As the Security Council debates troop deployment to troubled Mali, both the United States and France are backing calls for greater international involvement, as are several African ... Read more »
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The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee for Africa and International Human Rights heard testimony on Thursday from top U.S. State Department officials that examined the ... Read more »
Photo Essay
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Refugees From Mali Find Hope And Food, August 2012
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A little girl crouches in the sand at the refugee camp near M'bera, Mauritania where between 60,000 and 70,000 refugees have come to escape the conflict in northern Mali. see more »
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Africa: Top U.S. Africa Aide Discusses Mali, Somalia and DRC
Africom, 3 October 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson held a briefing at the New York Foreign Press Center during which he discussed the situation in Mali and the Sahel,… Read more »
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Mali: Struggling to Deliver Aid to Rebel-Held North
UNIRIN, 24 September 2012
Sparse rainfall in 2011 triggered food alerts for Mali which went out well before the start of the rebellion in the north in January, and the coup d'état in Bamako in March.… Read more »
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Africa: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson Leads U.S. Delegation to the AU Summit
US-AU Mission, 23 July 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson led the U.S. delegation to the July 2012 African Union (AU) Summit held in Addis Ababa from July 9-16. Read more »
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Africa: Green Revolution Solution for the Continent
Daily News, 19 May 2012
PRESIDENT Barrack Obama on the eve of G8 Summit at Camp David will, among other things, speak on food security and agriculture and food sel-sufficiency in Africa. Read more »
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Africa: Carson Puts On the Charm
The Herald, 6 June 2012
United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, yesterday struck a conciliatory note, surprising African delegates who had vowed to… Read more »
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Africa: 'Define Africa's Potential and Promise, Not Only Its Problems'
Daily News, 20 May 2012
THE United States' role in Africa is intended to support democratic governance, economic development, conflict mitigation, improved health delivery, and combating a range of… Read more »
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Africa: Johnny Carson and Trade Rep. Marantis on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy
State Department, 13 June 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnny Carson and Deputy Trade Representative Ambassador Demetrios Marantis On U.S. Trade and Investment Policy in Africa and… Read more »
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Africa: Assistant Secretary Carson On U.S. Policy to Continent
State Department, 18 May 2012
U.S. Department of State Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Read more »
