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Mali: West African Leaders Call for War Crimes Probe in North
RFI, 8 July 2012
The top Ecowas mediator, Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, told the meeting of politicians, religious and trade union leaders that a new government must "confront the… Read more »
West Africa Calls for Mali War Crimes Probe
Leaders of the West African bloc, Ecowas, have called for the International Criminal Court at the Hague to investigate "war crimes" in Mali. The group also called on Mali to build a national unity government by July 31 that could "implement a roadmap to end the crisis".
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Mali: Security Council to 'Examine' Ecowas Appeal for Peacekeepers
UN News, 5 July 2012
Condemning the forcible seizure of power in Mali earlier this year, the United Nations Security Council today demanded the immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities by… Read more »
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Mali: Security Council Declares Crisis a Threat to West African Peace
UN, 6 July 2012
Condemning the March seizure of power by some members of the armed forces in Mali, as well as human rights violations by rebels in the north of the Sahelian country, the Security… Read more »
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Mali: UN Seeks More Detail of Ecowas Proposals, Says U.S.
State Department, 5 July 2012
An excerpt from the daily U.S. Department of State press briefing, by Patrick Ventrell, Director of the Office of Press Relations: Read more »
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Mali: Intervention Strategy Must Start in South
This is Africa, 4 July 2012
Mali's post-coup transition in the South and the separatist rebellion in the North are two distinct but interrelated crises. Neither can be ignored. But the current planned… Read more »
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Mali: The Deepening Crisis in Mali
Daily Trust, 4 July 2012
The unresolved schisms that led to the military coup in Mali last March 22 and its aftermath have continued to fester, tearing the country further apart. Read more »
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Mali: U.S. Backs Restoring Democracy
State Department, 3 July 2012
The top U.S. diplomat for Africa says the United States is promoting the restoration of democratic rule in Mali. Read more »
