South Africa Helps War-Torn Mali

South Africa has become the latest country to donate financial aid to help curb the violence in Mali. At a Mali donor conference at the African Union meeting in Ethiopia the country's defence minister pledged more than R90 million to assist police efforts in the conflict.

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President Jacob Zuma at the African Union Summit in Ethiopia, January 2013.

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  • foryohjonathan0000
    Jan 30 2013, 11:39

    CONGRATS TO ALL IN AFRICA ESPECIALLY THOSE PATRIOTIC, COMPASSIONATE, LOVING, FAITHFUL, AND BELIVERS OF AFRICANS FOR STEPPING UP AND MAKING SURE THAT PEACE SHOULD BE IN AFRICA ONCE AND FOR ALL. WHY?? WITHOUT PEACE, A COUNTRY CAN'T DEVELOP - THAT'S FOR SURE. AFRICA NEEDS PEACE SO THAT WE "AFRICANS - IN AFRICA AND ABROAD" CAN DEVELOP OUR PEOPLE, AFRICAN NATIONS "BOTH AT HOME AND THE DIASPORA", FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE CONTINENT.

  • eb3p(dango)
    Jan 31 2013, 19:56

    africa union and the old lady is not up to par. since the very people who are the source of constant wars in Africa ,. the FRENCH, AMERICANS ARE THE ONE FUNDING AU, THROUGH THEIR EU. EVEN ECOWAS. WHERE IS THE PAN AFRICAN, AFRICA FOR AFRICANS IDEOLOGY? FRANCE AND OBAMA STARTED IT BY INVADING AND KILLING GADDAFFI, AND IVOIRY COAST