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Mali: Chad Plays Politics Over Costly Mali Deployment
African Arguments, 18 April 2013
President Deby of Chad's announcement earlier this week that he was planning to withdraw his troops from northern Mali came as a surprise to many, but in the world of Chadian… Read more »
Chad Plays Politics Over Mali Deployment
As some analysts suggest that the response of regional multilateral security architecture to the Malian conflict revealed their shortcomings, many were surprised when Chadian President Idriss Deby announced the withdrawal of his troops.
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Mali: Lessons From the Crisis for the International Security Architecture
ISS, 15 April 2013
The response to the crisis in Mali has revealed the shortcomings of the multilateral security architecture in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African… Read more »
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Mali: Chad Begins Withdrawing Troops
DW, 15 April 2013
Chad's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to begin withdrawing the country's 2,250 troops from Mali. Soldiers from Chad have played an instrumental role in rooting out Islamists… Read more »
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Mali: Democratisation Is Not Solution to Mali's Crisis
Vanguard, 17 April 2013
For Western nations, holding elections to restore democracy in Mali is an end, but the prospects of a successful election in the Sahel country is bleak. The country remains divided… Read more »
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Mali: Security, Dialogue and Meaningful Reform
Crisis Group, 11 April 2013
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Read more »
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Mali: Suicide Bombing in Mali Kills Chad Soldiers
DW, 12 April 2013
At least three soldiers from Chad have been killed by a suicide bomber in northern Mali. It comes days after France started withdrawing its troops from the country, three months… Read more »
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Mali: World Backs Mali Unity
Magharebia, 12 April 2013
The first of France's 100 troops left Mali on Tuesday (April 9th), beginning the countdown for the Sahel state to assume responsibility for its own security and stability. Read more »
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Mali: Urgent Need For Political Reform as French Depart
IPS, 12 April 2013
With France withdrawing troops after chasing Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) from towns in northern Mali, the central government in Bamako should urgently launch a serious… Read more »
InFocus
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President Idriss Deby has told newsmen that Chadian troops have already begun withdrawing from embattled Mali, saying his army "has no ability to face the kind of guerrilla ... Read more »
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The war in the north has driven thousands away from their homes. The UN Refugee Agency says there are 167,370 Malian refugees scattered in West Africa. Read more »
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France has begun withdrawing troops in keeping with plans to leave a permanent 1,000-strong force to "fight terrorism" compared to the current contingent of 4,000 soldiers. Read more »
